Bostonia: v. 64, no. 1

Founded in 1900, Bostonia magazine is Boston University's main alumni publication, which covers alumni and student life, as well as university activities, events, and programs

Authors, Critics, Reviewers

Delves into the meaning behind Hemingway’s quote, “a writer should never read his critics.

Reading: Josef Skvorecky

In this audiovisual recording from Tuesday, March 24, 1998, as part of the 29th Annual UND Writers Conference: “the use of [HISTORY],” Josef Skvorecky reads an excerpt from The Bride of Texas. Skvorecky also responds to audience questions about his life in the Czech state, his immigration to Canada, volunteer Czech immigrant soldiers in the Civil War, other important figures in Czech literature, and his current work. Introduced by Steve Finney

A Voiceless Song : Photographs of the Slavic Lands by John Paskievich = Un chant muet : Photographies du monde slave de John Paskievich

Examining Paskievich's photographs produced during a stay in Eastern Europe, Langford and Skvorecky comment on this documentary work which attests to the slavic human condition. Biographical notes on Paskievich and Skvorecky

The mournful demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka

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Panel: What Went Down

This audiovisual recording from March 24, 1998 as part of the 29th annual UND Writers Conference: “the use of [HISTORY]” features Arnost Lustig and Josef Skvorecky forming the panel “What Went Down.” The panelists discuss the assassination of the Czech president in May 27, 1942, the end of the Prague Spring on August 20, 1968, their experience of exile, writing about history successfully, Czech literature, and working in film. Moderator: Mike Jacobs

Panel: Using the Histories of Others

In this audiovisual recording from Tuesday, March 24, 1998, as part of the 29th Annual UND Writers Conference: “the use of [HISTORY],” Arnost Lustig, Josef Skvorecky, Patricia Hampl, and Paulette Jiles participate in a panel called “Using the Histories of Others.” The panelists discuss the dangers of equating experience with historical truth, stereotypes of storytelling cultures, and the ability of fiction to explore history. Moderated by Dr. Sheryl O\u27Donnell, Department of English