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Writers LIVE @ CLP - Main: KEITH DONOHUE

VenueCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Main (Oakland)

Date06/23/2011

Time6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Event TypeReading

GenreFiction

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Cost $0.00
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Description and Reader Names: Duquesne University alum KEITH DONOHUE visits his native Pittsburgh with CENTURIES OF JUNE, a novel of dreamlike introspection inspired by Gustav Klimt's painting "The Virgin." Part historical fiction, part magical realism, Donohue's novel opens in the protagonist's bathroom. From this confined space emerges an expansive novel of mystification, mythology, and archetypal American storytelling.

Why does the protagonist, knocked out from a blow to the head, awaken on his bathroom floor to discover eight women in his bed? The novel is about these women; their stories span centuries—from Native American folklore to the Salem witch trials, the New Orleans slave trade, and beyond. Kirkus Reviews describes the novel as "[a] tour de force in its mastery of styles...peculiar and quirky-and sure to appeal to offbeat tastes."

FREE EVENT with registration at 412-622-8866 or http://www.pittsburghlectures.org/interior.php?pageID=269.

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Primary Contact PersonEmily Price

Primary Contact Emaileprice@pittsburghlectures.org

Telephone412-622-8866

Websitehttp://www.pittsburghlectures.org

Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Pittsburgh-Arts-Lectures/205979922763194

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Is this an open mic event? No

Is this a book signing? Yes

Will author's books be for sale? Yes

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