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Ben Marcus
April 23, 2015
Ben Marcus reads from his latest collection Leaving the Sea, which The New York Times describes as “a wonder and a cautionary tale all in one.” Marcus is the author of several books, including The Flame Alphabet and The Age of Wire and String. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in fiction, three Pushcart Prizes, and awards from Creative Capital and The American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Presented by the Kestnbaum Family Writer-in-Residence Program and the Committee on Creative Writing.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to jmhaley@uchicago.edu.
Ben Marcus
April 23, 2015
Ben Marcus reads from his latest collection Leaving the Sea, which The New York Times describes as “a wonder and a cautionary tale all in one.” Marcus is the author of several books, including The Flame Alphabet and The Age of Wire and String. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in fiction, three Pushcart Prizes, and awards from Creative Capital and The American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Presented by the Kestnbaum Family Writer-in-Residence Program and the Committee on Creative Writing.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to jmhaley@uchicago.edu.
