Walter Mosley interview, 2008
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Title |
Walter Mosley interview, 2008 |
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Interviewee |
Mosley, Walter |
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Interviewer |
Martinson, Connie |
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Book Title |
The tempest tales |
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Subject |
African American men - Fiction
Wrongful death - Fiction
Future life - Fiction
Paranormal fiction
Good and evil - Fiction
Angels - Fiction
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction
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Description |
Walter and Connie begin the interview discussing the nature of sin and his desire to write about how sin differs from place to place as means of understanding the moral decisions the “everyman” makes everyday. Walter also highlights the influence of Langston Hughes on his writing and Hughes’ use of an interlocutor to tell stories. Specifically, Walter describes his use of an interlocutor in the dialogue between the main characters, one a sinner and one a saint, to reveal the everyday complexity of morality. Among the other topics of discussion, Walter talks about time and how it so often works against humans, he also discusses the nature of making moral decisions in a large and indifferent system, and he talks about how and why his main characters seem to resonate with readers. Walter and Connie end the interview talking about Walter’s views on being a writer and the importance of writing everyday to fully embrace and describe the topic. |
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Publisher |
The Drucker Institute |
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Date |
2008 |
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Language |
eng |
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Source |
U-matic tape |
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Collection |
Connie Martinson Talks Books - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/cmt |
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Rights |
All rights are retained by The Drucker Institute. For permission to use this item, contact The Drucker Institute, http://www.thedruckerinstitute.com |
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Moving Image |
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Format |
video/f4v |
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Duration |
00:26:53 |
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Object File Name |
cmt01210.f4v |
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