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Oriana Fallaci discusses her book "Inshallah"

BROADCAST: Oct. 20, 1992 | DURATION: 00:52:02

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Synopsis

Novelist Oriana Fallaci discusses and reads from her book "Inshallah", a fictional book chronicling the experiences of a group of Italian soldiers on a 1983 peace keeping mission in Beirut. The interview focuses on the book, its characters, and the larger themes at play throughout the novel. Studs Terkel briefly discusses Fallaci's previous book, "Interview with History." Studs plays "Hajartak Part 3 Start (Your Love is Heartless Gives You Hell Poem)" - Oum Kalthoum.

Details

Broadcast Date
Oct. 20, 1992

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
52 minutes, 2 seconds

Ownership
Chicago History Museum

Topics

Literature Travel & Culture - Italy Pacifists, Peace Activists & Anti-Bomb Activism World History & Politics

People

Journalists Authors, Writers

Tags

Fallaci, Oriana--Interviews. Fallaci, Oriana. Inshallah. War stories. Novelists, Italian--20th century--Interviews. Women journalists--Italy--20th century--Interviews. Beirut (Lebanon)--History--Fiction. Audiotapes. Radio programs. War correspondents. Novelist Kissinger, Henry, 1923- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 Cold War. Vietnam War World politics. Fallaci, Oriana. Interview with history. Kalthoum, Oum. Hajartak part 3 start (your love is heartless gives you hell poem).

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