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The Time of Our Life

The Time of Our Life

By: David Aus
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 A radio series featuring the short stories of William Saroyan, as read by Mark Arax and other San Joaquin Valley authors. Produced by Valley Public Radio. Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • The Time of Our Life Episode 1: Mark Arax reads "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"

    The Time of Our Life Episode 1: Mark Arax reads "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse"
    May 1 2020
    This week on the debut episode of the special series "The Time of Our Life", Mark Arax reads William Saroyan's The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse, originally published in 1940 as part of My Name Is Aram, a collection of short stories by Saroyan. Arax also shares recollections of his interactions with Saroyan, who was a family friend.
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    30 mins
  • The Time of Our Life Episode 2: Tanya Nichols reads The Pomegranate Trees

    The Time of Our Life Episode 2: Tanya Nichols reads The Pomegranate Trees
    May 7 2020
    This week on The Time of Our Life, Fresno writer Tanya Nichols reads The Pomegranate Trees, which is part of Saroyan’s collection of short stories My Name Is Aram. Mark Arax and Tanya Nichols discuss themes of agriculture in Saroyan and in her latest novel, Stinger, co-written with Bill McEwen.
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    31 mins
  • The Time of Our Life Episode 3: Marisol Baca reads The Hummingbird That Lived Through Winter

    The Time of Our Life Episode 3: Marisol Baca reads The Hummingbird That Lived Through Winter
    May 15 2020
    Our guest this week on The Time of Our Life is Fresno Poet Laureate and Fresno City College instructor Marisol Baca, whose poetry collection Tremor was published by 3 Mile Harbor Press. In this episode, Baca reads William Saroyan's The Hummingbird That Lived Through Winter and The Daring Young Man On the Flying Trapeze, and she and Mark Arax discuss the divergent styles in these two very different Saroyan stories.
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    47 mins

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