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May 15, 2002
Contact:
Scenes from the 25th Annual Steinbeck Book Fair
Darren Johnson (PR@southampton.liu.edu)
(631) 287 8313
Fax: (631) 283 4081
- On May 10 at the Elaine Benson Gallery in Bridgehampton, 90 writers were greeted by hundreds of booklovers at the annual John Steinbeck Book Fair. Authors included Peter Matthiessen ("The Birds of Heaven: Travels with Cranes"), Roger Rosenblatt ("Where We Stand: 30 Reasons for Loving Our Country"), Dava Sobel ("Letters to Father"), Helen Harrison ("Hamptons Bohemia"), James Brady ("Warning of War") and ABC News correspondent Lynn Sherr ("America the Beautiful: The Stirring True Story Behind Our Nation's Favorite Song").
Photos courtesy of Barbara TarbellTranslator Gregory Rabassa was named the 14th recipient of the John Steinbeck Award. Rabassa is a distinguished professor of Romance languages and comparative literature at Queens College. He has translated over 40 works from Spanish and Portuguese into English, including the works of Julio Cortazar, Mario Vargas Llosa, Jorge Amado, Octavio Paz, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
