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David Stuart MacLean reads from his debut book The Answer to the Riddle is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia. MacLean grew up in Central Ohio and has worked on an assembly line in an auto plant, as a baker, as an organic farmer, as a dishwasher, and as an outdoor educator. He has a PhD from the University of Houston and an MFA from New Mexico State University. MacLean was named the 2011 Best Emerging Writer in Nonfiction by the PEN American Center.
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David Stuart MacLean reads from his debut book The Answer to the Riddle is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia. MacLean grew up in Central Ohio and has worked on an assembly line in an auto plant, as a baker, as an organic farmer, as a dishwasher, and as an outdoor educator. He has a PhD from the University of Houston and an MFA from New Mexico State University. MacLean was named the 2011 Best Emerging Writer in Nonfiction by the PEN American Center.
Presented by 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.
