POSTPONED
Reception at 5:30 p.m.
Please join us for an in-depth conversation with Marc Dugain, film director and author of The Avenue of the Giants, inspired by the horrific true story of Edmund Kemper, the six-foot-nine “Co-ed Killer” who terrorized Northern California in the 1970s. Delving into the mind of this complex murderer, Dugain powerfully evokes an America torn between the pacifism of the hippie movement and the violence of Vietnam. In conversation with crime writer and former private investigator David Corbett.
Co-presented by the Cultural Services of the Consulate General of France, San Francisco.
Born in Senegal and raised in France, Marc Dugain is author of several novels, beginning with La Chambre des Officiers (The Officers’ Ward), inspired by his grandfather’s experiences in World War I. He has since received numerous literary prizes, including such as le prix des libraires, le prix des Deux-Magots, and le prix Roger-Nimier. In recent years he has also directed film adaptations of his books such as La Malédiction d’Edgar (The Curse of Edgar) and Une exécution ordinaire.
David Corbett is author of five novels, as well as the writing guide The Art of Character. His book Done for a Dime (a New York Times Notable Book) was described by Patrick Anderson of the Washington Post as “one of the three or four best American crime novels I’ve ever read.” His writing appears in Narrative, ZYZZYVA, The New York Times and elsewhere, and his newest novel is The Mercy of the Night. www.davidcorbett.com
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