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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