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
Keywords
- Joseph Kanon
- Alibi
- World War 2
- Venice
- Jewish woman
- literature
- interview
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Alibi
Places: Venice, Italy
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