In Depth with Simon Winchester
2004-08-01T11:59:25-04:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/BookTV_default-image.jpgMr. Winchester participated in a three-hour discussion of his life and work. He spoke about his early career as a geologist and how he became a professional writer. Mr. Winchester is the author of many books, including The Meaning of Everything, Krakatoa, The Map That Changed the World, and The Professor and the Madman. He was a foreign correspondent for the London Guardian and the Sunday Times, and has been based in Belfast, New Delhi, New York, London, and Hong Kong. A video clip was shown of his home in Sandisfield, Massachusetts and of him working on a book about the San Francisco earthquake. During the interview he responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail.
Mr. Winchester participated in a three-hour discussion of his life and work. He spoke about his early career as a geologist and how he… read more
Mr. Winchester participated in a three-hour discussion of his life and work. He spoke about his early career as a geologist and how he became a professional writer. Mr. Winchester is the author of many books, including The Meaning of Everything, Krakatoa, The Map That Changed the World, and The Professor and the Madman. He was a foreign correspondent for the London Guardian and the Sunday Times, and has been based in Belfast, New Delhi, New York, London, and Hong Kong. A video clip was shown of his home in Sandisfield, Massachusetts and of him working on a book about the San Francisco earthquake. During the interview he responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail. close
People in this video
- Connie Doebele Senior Executive Producer C-SPAN->Book TV
-
Simon Winchester Author
Hosting Organization
Series
Related Video
-
In Depth with Garry Wills
Garry Wills, an adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University, talked about his life and work and responded to telephone…
-
In Depth with Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly talked about her career as an author and views on feminism. She is known primarily as the founder and…
-
In Depth with Francis Fukuyama
Professor Fukuyama was interviewed about his life, his career, and his writings. Topics included the Iraq war, terrorism,…
-
In Depth with Cornel West
Professor West talked about his career and his entire body of work and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic…