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Stranger Than Fiction: The Art of Literary Journalism by William McKeen

Stranger Than Fiction: The Art of Literary Journalism

by William McKeen


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Unabridged Edition
Running Time
7 Hrs. 30 Min.

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In this compelling series of lectures on literary journalism, Professor William McKeen delves into the origins of storytelling, the nature of literary journalism, and the ways in which literary journalism has affected culture and modes of expression. As Professor McKeen takes listeners back to the Second World War and progresses through the history of literary journalism to the present, he introduces such intriguing-and sometimes notorious-writers as John Hersey, Norman Mailer, Gay Talese, Tom Wolfe, and Hunter S. Thompson.

Lecture 1 Ancestors


Lecture 2 The Unforgettable Fire


Lecture 3 The Mother of Literary Journalism


Lecture 4 The Egotist


Lecture 5 The Quality-Lit Man


Lecture 6 The New Art Form


Lecture 7 The King of Hangoutology


Lecture 8 Pandemonium with a Big Grin: Tom Wolfe, Part I


Lecture 9 Pushing the Envelope: Tom Wolfe, Part II


Lecture 10 She Who Uses Shyness as a Weapon


Lecture 11 The Man Who Became a Verb


Lecture 12 A Savage Journey to the Heart of a Dream: Hunter S. Thompson, Part I


Lecture 13 Truth Is Never Told in Daylight: Hunter S. Thompson, Part II


Lecture 14 The Legend on License


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