Jerome Charyn Finds Music in Sentences and Love in His 70s
The author reflects on his lifelong apprenticeship and his new story collection, Bitter Bronx.
Listen to this episode of The Moment with guest Jerome Charyn:
Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker. Photo by Jörg Meyer.
This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to the highly regarded author, Jerome Charyn. The two discuss Jerome’s love of language, ping-pong, and his latest book of stories, Bitter Bronx. Also, Brian begins to draw a parallel between Charyn and Haruki Murakami’s work, asks about Jerome’s struggles with depression, and rekindles an old idea about a movie about Marty Reisman. 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: Thirteen Stories 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:
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