Ben Lerner
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Ben Lerner

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Ben Lerner is the author of four books of poetry (The Lichtenberg Figures, Angle of Yaw, Mean Free Path, and The Lights), four novels (Leaving the Atocha Station, 10:04, The Topeka School, and Transcription) and a work of criticism (The Hatred of Poetry). His collaborations with artists include Blossom (with Thomas Demand), Gold Custody (with Barbara Bloom), and The Snows of Venice (with Alexander Kluge). Lerner has been a a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has received fellowships from the Fulbright, Guggenheim, and MacArthur Foundations. In 2011 he won the "Preis der Stadt Münster für internationale Poesie", making him the first American to receive this honor. Lerner teaches at Brooklyn College, where he was named a Distinguished Professor of English in 2016.
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    • 10:04

    • By: Ben Lerner
    • Narrated by: David Menkin
    • Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 21-02-2020
    • Language: English
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