Jerome Charyn, the highly regarded author of books such as I Am Abraham and Sizzling Chops and Devilish Spins, joins Brian this week to discuss his love of language, ping-pong, and his latest book of stories, Bitter Bronx. Also, Brian draws a parallel between Charyn and Haruki Murakami’s work, asks about Jerome’s struggles with depression, and rekindles an old idea about a Marty Reisman movie. Plus, Jerome shares his touching story about finding love in his 70s and the cat that stole his heart.
 
Topics discussed on today’s show include:

Bitter Bronx by Jerome Charyn
Sizzling Chops and Devilish Spins by Jerome Charyn
I Am Abraham by Jerome Charyn
The American University of Paris
Jerome Charyn’s interview with Frederic Tuten
The Power Broker by Robert Caro
I Smile Back by Amy Koppelman
Why Are We In Vietnam by Norman Mailer
Dubliners by James Joyce

 
People discussed on today’s show include:

Jerome Charyn
Tom Bissell
Jonathan Lethem
Michael Chabon
Don DeLillo
Charles Dickens
Shakespeare
Lawrence Block
Abraham Lincoln
Marty Reisman
Van Gogh
Harold Brodkey
Robert Moses
Ethan Canin
John Malkovich
Paul Auster
Haruki Murakami
Dashiell Hammett
Jean-Pierre Melville
Jerzy Kosinki
James Salter

 
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