Monday, August 6, 2012

Is Dave Eggers the Norman Mailer of the 21st century?

Pico Iyer wonders whether Dave Eggers (who visited the Institute in 2004) is the Norman Mailer of the 21st century.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/books/review/a-hologram-for-the-king-by-dave-eggers.html?pagewanted=all

Mailer visited last in 2007, shortly before he died. He also served as New York State Author under the auspices of the Writers Institute 1991-93.

Eggers' visit:  http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/webpages4/archives/eggers_dave.html

Mailer's last visit:  http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/webpages4/archives/mailer.html