To mark the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Ingo

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Ingo Schulze captures a world in transition

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Raised in the former East Germany, Schulze draws on his own experience of mayhem and transformation at an unexpected historical moment in his novel, New Lives. He shares his thoughts with Eleanor Wachtel in this revisited conversation from 2009.

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Looking back on American sculptor Richard Serra and how he became the Man of Steel

From his childhood in San Francisco's sand dunes to sitting in French cafes with Philip Glass and Samuel Beckett, Richard Serra reflects on his life and work during a 2011 conversation with Eleanor Wachtel. Best known for his evocative and monumental steel structures, you can find Serra's...

Published 05/05/24

Writers and Company

Published 05/05/24

Poet Raymond Antrobus on hearing, seeing and grieving through verse

This week on Writers and Company, British poet Raymond Antrobus. Antrobus spoke with Eleanor Wachtel in 2019 about his collection, The Perseverance, which explores his complicated relationship with his late father and growing up deaf.

Published 04/28/24