Shadowboxing with History: The Conundrum of Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
Where: New York Public Library—Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
476 Fifth Ave. (42nd St. Entrance)
212-340-0863 Price: Free
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A panel discussion with Jerome Charyn, prolific chronicler of American life, Jay Neugeboren, author of 22 books, and moderator, Paul Hond, associate editor for COLUMBIA Magazine.
In this moderated dialogue, acclaimed authors and two friends of six decades, Jay Neugeboren (Max Baer and the Star of David: A Novel) and Jerome Charyn (A Loaded Gun: Emily Dickinson for the 21st Century) talk about the interplay of history and art in the writing of fiction and non-fiction, about the necessary “lies” of non-fiction, and the reshaping of certain truths in the writing of historical fiction. What do all historical figures, re-imagined or not, have in common? How does language itself reinvent history? Their two fascinating books and two fascinating historical figures, Max Baer and Emily Dickinson, are showcased.
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