Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Tuesday, August 08 2006
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Social intrigue, suicide, citations of Shakespeare and the Encyclopedia Britannica...they’re all a part of the teenage existence of Blue, the main character in a new book by Asheville native Marisha Pessl. Guest host Jesse Kalisher talks with Pessl about her debut novel, "Special Topics in Calamity Physics" (Viking Penguin/2006), which the New York Times called “a whirling, glittering, multifaceted marvel.”
