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Robert Coover reads from and discusses his book "John's Wife"

BROADCAST: Dec. 4, 1996 | DURATION: 00:51:18

Synopsis

Robert Coover's "John's Wife" is about a made-up town, with its various townspeople and their interactions with one another and with John. What's also brought up is the fact that the wife has no name, mostly because John's wife does not exist.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
 

Details

Broadcast Date
Dec. 4, 1996

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

Duration
51 minutes, 18 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Literature

People

Authors, Writers

Tags

Coover, Robert--Interviews Coover, Robert. John's wife. City and town life--Fiction.--United States Community life--Fiction. Married women--Fiction.--United States Novelists, American--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)

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