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Episode 225: In The Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried (by Amy Hempel)
The Easy Chair with Laura Hurwitz
18 minutes 44 seconds
5 years ago
Episode 225: In The Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried (by Amy Hempel)
This week on The Easy Chair, it’s the iconic short story writer Amy Hempel’s “The Cemetery When Al Jolson Is Buried.” This poignant story is about bearing witness to the final days of a best friend’s life. Full disclosure: I had to record the end four times before I made it through without crying. Also note: there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING even remotely maudlin about Hempel’s story. Like all of her work, it’s brutally, beautifully honest. Tune in to hear this heartbreaking short story masterpiece.
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The Easy Chair with Laura Hurwitz
Author Laura Hurwitz reads you a story, continued week to week.
