This look at the culture and politics of New York City between the years 1945 and 1950, captures a powerful moment in the history of that magnificent city. Already a cultural nexus for film, theater, radio and publishing, New York was further enriched when the rise of Hitler sent some of Europe's most talented people to America's shores including Albert Einstein, Walter Gropius, George Grosz, André Kertész, Robert Capa, Thomas Mann, Hannah Arendt, and Vladimir Nabokov to name a few. David Reid explores an era that would ensure New York City's place on the world stage.
David Reid is editor of Sex, Death and God in L.A. and West of the West: Imagining California (with Leonard Michaels and Raquel Scherr). His essays, articles, reviews, and interviews have appeared in Vanity Fair, The Paris Review, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times Book Review, and in various anthologies, including Pushcart Prize. He lives in Berkeley, California.
Richard Rodriguez is a writer best known for his 1982 book Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez, which details his own educational history. His 1992 book, Days of Obligation: An Argument With My Mexican Father, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Rodriguez has worked as a teacher, journalist, and educational consultant, and he has appeared regularly on the Public Broadcasting Service show, NewsHour. His most recent book is Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography (2013).
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