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Title
Alex Abella interview, 1998
Creator
Abella, Alex
Contributor
Martinson, Connie
Date Created and/or Issued
1998
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
Alex Abella discusses his novel, “Dead of Night.” He begins by explaining that Santeria is the fastest growing religion in the United States. He talks about how his book is based on a real medical case of a man who murdered his victims in extremely horrific manners. He describes that the book is a sequel to “The Killing of the Saints,” and that he plans on writing another novel as the third installment of the series. Abella talks about growing up in Cuba and becoming a television reporter in the United States. He ends the interview by describing that he studied comparative literature at Columbia University and became a journalist.
Type
moving image
Format
video/f4v
00:11:51
Identifier
cmt01089_0002
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cmt/id/1230
Language
English
Subject
Mexican Americans - Fiction
Santeria - Fiction
AIDS (Disease) - Patients - Fiction
Los Angeles (Calif.) - Fiction
Source
U-matic tape; Excerpt of show with Martinson interviewing Warren Eckstein before the break and Alex Abella after. Date on case front cover: 9/16/98.
Relation
Connie Martinson Talks Books - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cmt

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