The Man Within My Head by Pico Iyer

About this episode

Pico Iyer discusses his experiences between California and England and his connection to Graham Greene.

Pico Iyer, author of "The Man Within My Head," talks about how he went back and forth multiple times each year in between his father's house in California and a fifteenth century boarding school in England, and his quest to discover why he always felt a closeness with English writer Graham Greene. The full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: https://picoiyer.com/.

People in this episode

Guest: Pico Iyer

Topics covered

• Pico Iyer
• Graham Greene
• California
• England
• boarding school

Keywords

• The Man Within My Head
• interview
• Conversations On The Coast

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Man Within My Head

Books & works: The Man Within My Head, Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster

Places: California, England

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