This program features two stories about unsettling moments. The first is by the Indian writer Kiran Desai, whose novel THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS won her England's version of the Pulitzer, the Man Booker Prize. "Sermon in the Guava Tree," follows the uneven fortunes of an ordinary
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man and his disgruntled family when one day he decides to retreat from a disappointing life. The reader is Tazewell Thompson. Our second story, "Crazy Glue," by the provocative Israeli writer Etgar Keret, gives us a look at a bizarre and transformative moment in an emotionally sluggish marriage. This program also features short pieces created by students participating in Symphony Space's adult literacy program ALL WRITE!
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