E-mail a friendMay 2, 2008
Acclaimed writer Tobias Wolff explains the meaning behind the title of his latest book, Our Story Begins, and how listening to stories has become a lost art. Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, chair of Dartmouth's English department, shares the backstory of her nonfiction book, Mr. and Mrs. Prince.
Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff has been described as one of America's most renowned short story craftsmen and literary memoirists. He's the author of two memoirs—This Boy's Life, which chronicles his growing up with an itinerant mother and abusive stepfather and was turned into a movie; and In Pharaoh's Army. He's also written two novels. Wolff served on Syracuse University's faculty for 17 years before taking his current position at Stanford. His new release, Our Story Begins, is his first collection in over a decade.
Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina
Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina
Author describes the differences between slavery in the American South and in New England. (1:14)
Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina always knew she wanted to be a writer. She's the author/editor of several nonfiction books, including Carrington, Black London and, her latest, Mr. and Mrs. Prince, the story of two former slaves who became landowners and public figures. She's the first woman to chair Dartmouth's English department and the first African American woman to do so in the Ivy League. She also hosts a nationally-syndicated radio program, The Book Show. Gerzina holds a Ph.D. from Stanford.