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Title
Nina Vida interview, 1985 April 11
Creator
Vida, Nina
Contributor
Martinson, Connie
Date Created and/or Issued
1985-04-11
Publication Information
The Drucker Institute
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Connie Martinson Talks Books
Rights Information
All rights are retained by The Drucker Institute. For permission to use this item, contact The Drucker Institute, https://www.drucker.institute/about/drucker-archives/
Description
Nina Vida discusses her novel, “Scam.” She begins by explaining that her book is about people who are involved in an equity funding scam. She talks the importance of mother-daughter relationships to her novel. She describes rare book thieves and how they get their money. Vida talks about the reasons why people do things for show and her character’s personal motivations. She ends the interview by discussing that this is her first book and she had no previous writing experience.
Type
moving image
Format
video/f4v
00:10:24
Identifier
cmt00950_0001
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cmt/id/1181
Language
English
Subject
Families - Fiction
Mothers and daughters - Fiction
Greed - Fiction
Source
U-matic tape: Excerpt of show with Martinson interviewing Nina Vida before the break and Elaine Feinstein after. Date on tape: 4-11-85.
Relation
Connie Martinson Talks Books - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cmt

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