About this episode

Michael Cunningham discusses his literary career and the themes of his work in this interview.

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues Pride Special: Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize Winning Novelist, 2005 Michael Cunningham in the KPFA studios, 2010. Photo: Richard Wolinsky. Michael Cunningham in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded while on the book tour for “Specimen Days,” recorded in the KPFA studios, June 24, 2005. Michael Cunningham is a celebrated author of eight novels, along with several short stories, and two produced screenplays to date. His novel The Hours, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1999, was adapted into an award winning film in 2003. As with several interviews recorded during the presidency of George W. Bush, talk turned to the rise of fascism in America and the dangers of corporatism and rampant Capitalism. His novel Nightfall came out in 2010, followed by The Snow Queen in 2014 and Day in 2023. He was also a part of the writers room for the first season of the TV series Masters of Sex and the Netflix season of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City.The film discussed in the interview, “Good Grief” starring Julia Roberts, was never made. This interview comes…

People in this episode

Host: Richard Wolinsky

Guest: Michael Cunningham

Topics covered

• literature
• interview
• novels
• Pulitzer Prize
• fascism
• corporatism
• capitalism

Keywords

• Michael Cunningham
• Dan Simmons
• Pulitzer Prize
• novels
• interview
• literature
• fascism
• capitalism

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Hours, Specimen Days, Nightfall, The Snow Queen, Day, Masters of Sex, Tales of the City, Good Grief

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