Shambaugh House Speaker: Adam Hochschild
Adam Hochschild discusses how to write the first-person narrative without sounding self-centered. As examples of how to effectively write using the first person narrative, Hochschild reads passages from Homage to Catalonia, written by George Orwell and gives a synopsis of Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant.” Hochschild also reads from Primo Levi’s book The Reawakening. Hochschild discusses his experiences during his time in India where he taught a writing workshop. Hochschild feels it is important to reflect on personal experiences before beginning to write about them. Hochschild takes questions and comments from the audience for the last 35 minutes of the tape.
In: International Writing Program Archive
Authors: Adam Hochschild
Date Recorded: September 29, 2003
Program: --
Format: lecture
Contributors: David Hamilton
Topics: First-person narrative; George Orwell; Primo Levi; process of non-fiction writing; writing memoirs