Yvette Benavides and Peter Orner discuss “Out with the Old” by Richard Yates. The setting is a tuberculosis ward in a veterans' hospital on December 31,1950. Dreams have faded for these patients whose best years seem to be behind them. For the character of McIntyre something miraculous happens. This is a powerful New Year’s Eve story.
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Yvette Benavides and Peter Orner discuss “Out with the Old” by Richard Yates. The setting is a tuberculosis ward in a veterans' hospital on December 31,1950. Dreams have faded for these patients whose best years seem to be behind them. For the character of McIntyre something miraculous happens. This is a powerful New Year’s Eve story.
The Lonely Voice: 'New Year's Eve' by Mavis Gallant
The Lonely Voice
41 minutes
1 year ago
The Lonely Voice: 'New Year's Eve' by Mavis Gallant
Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides discuss "New Year's Eve," a short story by Mavis Gallant.
The Lonely Voice
Yvette Benavides and Peter Orner discuss “Out with the Old” by Richard Yates. The setting is a tuberculosis ward in a veterans' hospital on December 31,1950. Dreams have faded for these patients whose best years seem to be behind them. For the character of McIntyre something miraculous happens. This is a powerful New Year’s Eve story.