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The Promised Land
In The Promised Land we look at writers who spent time in, or have written about the West.
A Wasteland of Contradictions;
The California Dreams of Nathanael West
El Centro, California lies sixty miles inside the Arizona border in Imperial County. This formidably-named milieu can pass all but unnoticed astride the whir of Interstate-8. It stands a paradox-a place where agriculture impugns the harsh realities of the desert, where pastoral farmlands defy the ever-expansive urban center to the west, where past and present remain eerily coalesced.
Posted on Fri, Sep 01, 2000
Bertolt Brecht in LA
Author: Bertolt Brecht
I would have never guessed fifteen years ago when I was introduced to his plays, that one day Bertolt Brecht and I would share the Hollywood experience. Of course, there are a few minor details that separate us, such as fame and the urgency that propelled him into this kind of life. But let's just say ... I can relate.
Posted on Sat, May 01, 1999
The Man Behind the Curtain:
L. Frank Baum and the Wizard of Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum
Chances are you have seen the 1939 MGM movie, The Wizard of Oz, at one point or another in your lifetime. But the chances maybe even greater that you do not associate it with L. Frank Baum, the author of the book on which the film was based. In fact, most people have probably never heard of him at all unless they have read his work or were born around the time when he was popular.
Posted on Mon, Mar 01, 1999
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