Episode #10 “And
the Roots Shall Prevail”
New broadcasting time and day. Fridays, at 11:30 pm, starting August
08th, 2014
This week’s episode of
“Books du Jour,” continues
our mission to share literature from around the world.
George Prochnik, “The Impossible Exile, Stefan Zweig at the End
of the World,” portraits the last years of Stefan Zweig’s, once one of the most
celebrated authors in the 30’s, exile from Austria, after Hitler took
power. George Prochnik looks into
the Zweig’s disintegration and growing disillusion with humanity as he
struggles in NY and Brazil.
Boris Fishman, “The Replacement Life” looks back at WWII and
how it continues to shape the life of people, in this case, ex-URSS immigrants,
in our present. A young writer agrees to write letters on behalf of older
holocaust survivors to apply for financial retribution from the German
government. Of course the stories
are not always true, and our hero is forced to face his own moral integrity.
Antonin Baudry, “Weapons of Mass Diplomacy” takes a close look
at the world of French diplomacy, viewed through the eyes of an assistant
speechwriter. Although filled with
wise quotes from the Greek philosopher Heraticlus, this engaging graphic novel
depicts in fact a world of insanity, where big egos clash with the constant
maelstrom of last minute world crisis. Even the speeches suffer from an endless
state of anxiety.
Looking forward to your feedback, the Books du Jour and Book Case TV teams.
