Literature lives and grows out of literature, as writers develop their own voices by learning from, or reacting against, those who went before them. For the third year in a row, Baruch’s Great Works Program asks each of the participants in this event to select a classic work from those being studied in the program and discuss its resonance within his or her own life and work.
• Alta Ifland: I had been looking forward to this panel not only because it included two of the contemporary American writers I most admire—Aleksandar Hemon and Yiyun Li—but also because I am always curious to see how writers talk about other writers. [more]
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