About this episode

Joseph Kanon discusses the emotional journey of a Jewish woman in post-World War 2 Venice as depicted in his book 'Alibi'.

Joseph Kanon, author of "Alibi," talks about how one of the main characters, a Jewish woman named Claudia, grappled with emotions and the recovery process from living through World War 2 in Venice, Italy. The full interview from this 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here . Photo .

People in this episode

Host: Jim Foster

Guest: Joseph Kanon

Topics covered

• World War 2
• Jewish identity
• recovery process
• literature
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Alibi

Places: Venice, Italy

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