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Roberto Ampuero and Viviana Lysyj Interview

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Roberto Ampuero and Viviana Lysyj, two South American writers, interview one another about their works, their development as writers and their individual countries. Ampuero discusses the perceived dichotomy between entertainment and intellectual merit in works of literature.

In: International Writing Program Archive

Authors: Roberto Ampuero , Viviana Irene Lysyj

Date Recorded: January 01, 1997

Program: --

Format: interview

Topics: erotic literature; Augusto Pinochet; censorship; Latin American publishing; Chilean literature; mystery novels; James Joyce; Henry Miller; Raymond Chandler; Agatha Christie;

Note: Month and Day are unknown.

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