Jules Feiffer on His Long, Varied Career

The Book Review

The New York Times

Books, Arts

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🗓️ 2 July 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Feiffer talks about his new picture book and more, and Steve Inskeep discusses "Imperfect Union."

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0:00.0	How does author Cartoonist screenplaywriter and playwright Jules Feiffer approach the
0:11.2	art of the picture book?
0:13.0	He'll join us to talk about his latest book for children, Smart George.
0:17.2	In what way did John and Jesse Fremont invent modern celebrity?
0:22.1	Author and host of Morning Edition, Steve Innskeep, will join us to talk about his book,
0:27.1	Imperfect Union.
0:28.7	Alexander Alter will give us an update from the publishing world.
0:31.8	Plus, our critics will be here to talk about the latest in literary criticism.
0:36.2	This is the Booker View Podcast for the New York Times.
0:38.8	It's July 3rd.
0:39.8	I'm Pamela Paul.
0:44.6	Jules Feiffer joins us now.
0:46.4	Jules has probably one of the longest, most accomplished and impressive resumes out there.
0:53.1	I'm just going to list all of his titles, everything he's done, and I probably missed several
0:57.6	things.
0:58.6	Of course, a cartoonist, a playwright, a screenwriter, a children's book author, an illustrator.
1:04.4	He is one of Pulitzer Prize, a George Polk Award.
1:07.2	He has written memoirs.
1:08.8	He has collections of his work over time.
1:11.9	He's one, an Academy Award.
1:14.0	I don't know what award he has at one, and I don't know anyone who is not, anyone who
1:19.2	likes words and pictures, who is not a huge Jules Feiffer fan.
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