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This presentation starts with Bukiet reading an excerpt from a novel he is currently working on, followed by an inspiring discussion with Stern about the daily reality and nature of being a writer. They continue with a broader conversation about the arts and their relationship to reality. As they delve into his books, they explore the direct or indirect presence of the Holocaust in his works and the way it still shakes the foundation of our civilization.

Melvin Jules Bukiet has published eleven books, including AfterSigns and Wonders and Strange Fire. His fiction has appeared in the Paris Review and other magazines, his non-fiction in the American Scholar and other magazines. He teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City.

David Stern is a German born American figurative painter, whose work is rooted in the European figurative tradition and informed by American Abstract Expressionism. Stern’s art explores the human condition. With a career spanning over 45 years, his works have been exhibited internationally and can be found in public and private collections across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

This event is part of the online series “Flight or Fight. stories of artists under repression.” 

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