An Evening with John Sayles
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 8:00 p.m., Chapman Conference Center (Building 3, 2nd Floor, Room 3210)
The work of John Sayles has been integral to the development of independent film in the United States. Beginning with his first movie, Return of the Secaucus 7, his 16 feature films have helped overcome the constraints of the traditional Hollywood studio system. Though he is best known as an independent filmmaker, Sayles began his career as a writer of fiction, authoring collections of short stories, and novels, including Union Dues, which was nominated for a National Book Award. His latest historical novel, A Moment in the Sun (McSweeney’s $29.00), is the sweeping story of the turn of the twentieth century. Spanning five years and half a dozen countries, from Mark Twain to the assassination of President McKinley, A Moment in the Sun is history rediscovered through the lives of the people who made it happen, told by a man who has made a career of making it happen Ñ his way.
Author(s) and Guest(s)
John Sayles
Best known as an independent filmmaker, John Sayles's historical novel, A Moment in the Sun (McSweeney's $29.00) is a sweeping story of the turn of the twentieth century. Spanning five years and half a dozen countries, from the white-racist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina to the bloody U.S. interventionism in the Philippines, from Mark Twain to the assassin of President McKinley, A Moment in the Sun is history rediscovered through the lives of the people who made it happen. Sayles is the author of three novels, two short-story collections, and a work of non-fiction.
Schedule
Location
Miami Book Fair International * Miami Dade College
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132
Chapman Conference Center (Building 3, 2nd Floor, Room 3210)
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