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Carlson" <crc-events@snet.net><br>
To: "Yale Readings" <nancy.kuhl@yale.edu><br>
Subject: Fw: Adam Braver at Yale Bookstore, Sept. 30<br>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:54:19 -0400<br>
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Richard G. Carlson<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Events Coordinator<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">(203) 777-8440 (Ext. 165)<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5><b>Media Alert from The Yale
Bookstore<br>
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<h3><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><b>What:</i></b></font>
Adam Braver reading from and signing copies of his novel, Divine
Sarah</h3><br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times"><b>When:</b></font>
Thursday, September 30, 2004 at 5:00 p.m.<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times"><b>Where:
</b></font>The Yale Bookstore, 77 Broadway, New Haven, CT<br>
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<h2><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><b>About The
Book:</b></font> In Divine Sarah, </i>Adam Braver,, whose previous
novel, Mr. Lincoln’s Wars, </i>was described as “richly imagined” by the
Washington Post, </i>renders a portrait of the great actress Sarah
Bernhardt in the twilight of her career as she explores her relationship
to art and asks herself, “When does art become the artist?” Sarah
was truly the first international star, and she caused a sensation
wherever she went. Set during the course of one week in 1906
California, the novel opens with controversy. Facing protests from
the League of Decency, she is forced to move her latest production from
Los Angeles to the new development of Venice Beach. And though this
is only the most recent skirmish she has faced in her tumultuous 61 years
of life, Sarah is exhausted and beginning to lose the will to
fight. Plagued by maladies of the flesh and the spirit, she begins
to search her soul, revealing the truths of her life. With a fierce
imagination, lyrical delicacy, and a uniquely passionate vision, Adam
Braver not only gives us an unforgettable Sarah Bernhardt, he probes the
depths of artistry and what happens when it begins to do battle with
itself.</h2><br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times"><b>About The Author:
</b></font>Adam Braver holds an M.F. A. from Goddard College. His
stories have been published in <i>Cimarron Review </i>and <i>The
Pittsburgh Quarterly. </i>His previous novel was <i>Mr. Lincoln’s
Wars. </i>He teaches at Roger Williams University and lives with
his wife and son in Providence, Rhode Island.<br>
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<h1><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><b>About the Yale
Bookstore:</b></font></h1><br>
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<h1><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><b>The Yale Bookstore, a Barnes
and Noble College Bookstore is located at 77 Broadway at York Square, New
Haven, CT, 06511, (203) 777-8440,
<a href="http://www.yalebookstore.com. /" eudora="autourl">www.yalebookstore.com.
</a> All events are free and open to the public. The bookstore
offers a wide selection of bestsellers, titles by Yale and local authors,
Yale course books and emblematic merchandise, dorm supplies, gifts,
stationery and Clinique products. The Yale Bookstore Cafe serves
Java City Coffee and snacks.</b></font></h1><br>
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Nancy Kuhl<br>
Assistant Curator, The Yale Collection of American Literature<br>
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library<br>
Yale University<br>
121 Wall Street<br>
P.O. Box 208240<br>
New Haven, CT 06520-8240<br>
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