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An anthology of never-before-published short essays by America's literary greats. Each October at the PEN Gala, well-known authors take the stage of the Folger Shakespeare Library's Theatre to ponder the meaning of such universal mysteries as "obsession," "illusion," "first love," and more. Each author is given only three minutes or less to speak. The results have been unpredictable—clever, confessional, inspiring, hilarious, profound, and all of them entertaining. These essays have been transcribed for the first time, and comprise this unique anthology.Among the authors are: Russell Banks, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Annie Dillard, Gail Godwin, Allan Gurganus, Jane Hamilton, Alice Hoffman, Susan Isaacs, Charles Johnson, William Kennedy, Chang-rae Lee, Larry McMurtry, Sue Miller, Joyce Carol Oates, George Plimpton, Francine Prose, Maurice Sendak, Anita Shreve, Jane Smiley, William Styron, Deborah Tannen, John Edgar Wideman.

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An anthology of never-before-published short essays by America's literary greats. Each October at the PEN Gala, well-known authors take the stage of the Folger Shakespeare Library's Theatre to ponder the meaning of such universal mysteries as "obsession," "illusion," "first love," and more. Each author is given only three minutes or less to speak. The results have been unpredictable--clever, confessional, inspiring, hilarious, profound, and all of them entertaining. These essays have been transcribed for the first time, and comprise this unique anthology.Among the authors are: Russell Banks, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Annie Dillard, Gail Godwin, Allan Gurganus, Jane Hamilton, Alice Hoffman, Susan Isaacs, Charles Johnson, William Kennedy, Chang-rae Lee, Larry McMurtry, Sue Miller, Joyce Carol Oates, George Plimpton, Francine Prose, Maurice Sendak, Anita Shreve, Jane Smiley, William Styron, Deborah Tannen, John Edgar Wideman.

Author Biography

The PEN/Faulkner Foundation confers an annual national prize for the best work of fiction by an American author and brings literary programs of quality to the citizens of the Washington metropolitan area.

Table of Contents

Introduction Beginnings William Kennedy Robert Stone Pat Conroy William Styron Hortense Calisher Eudora Welty Larry McMurtry Maurice Sendak Amiri Baraka Richard Bausch Annie Dillard Brendan Gill Dons Grumbach Stephen Goodwin Gloria Naylor Joyce Carol Oates Mary Lee Settle Susan Sontag Reynolds Price Susan Richards Shreve First Love Pete Hamill Rita Mae Brown Christopher Buckley Allan Gurganus Thomas Caplan Reginald McKnight John Casey Elena Castedo Rita Dove Alice Hoffman Mona Simpson Kaye Gibbons William Kittredge Lee Smith Kichara Wiley Cynthia Ozick Illusions Grace Paley Jim Lehrer Robert Stone Russell Banks Susan Richards Shreve William Least Heat-Moon Lee Smith Tobias Wolff John Edgar Wideman Elmore Leonard Gay Talese Bette Bao Lord Ward Just Vasily Aksyonov Obsession David Bradley Robert Olen Butler Barry Hannah Jayne Anne Phillips George Plimpton Ernest Gaines Francine Prose Mary Lee Settle Ntozake Shange Elizabeth Spencer Scott Spencer Louis Begley Thomas Flanagan Maureen Howard Heroes Sue Miller Tim O'Brien Allan Gurganus T. Coraghessan Boyle George Garrett Gail Godwin Patricia Browning Griffith Terry McMillan Amy Tan Charles Johnson Beverly Lowry James Salter Journeys William Kennedy Jane Smiley Toby Olson Michael Chabon Alan Cheuse Maxine Clair Barbara Kingsolver E. Annie Proulx Susan Minot Kate Lehrer Walter Mosley Octavia E. Butler Denise Ch

Details ISBN1582340692 Author Pen/Faulkner Foundation Short Title 3 MINUTES OR LESS Pages 384 Language English ISBN-10 1582340692 ISBN-13 9781582340692 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2000 Subtitle Life Lessons from America's Greatest Writers DOI 10.1604/9781582340692 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2000-05-08 NZ Release Date 2000-05-08 US Release Date 2000-05-08 UK Release Date 2000-05-08 Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Edited by Faulkner Foundation Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publication Date 2000-05-08 DEWEY 814.5408 Audience General We've got this

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