David Grossman is the author of numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s literature. His writing has appeared in THE NEW YORKER and has been translated into more than forty languages. He is the recipient of many prizes, including the Premio Ischia international award for journalism and the Albatross Prize given by the Günter Grass Foundation. His most recent book, the novel A HORSE WALKS INTO A BAR, won The Man Booker International Prize in ...
- October 7, 2013Lost in the discussion of the government shutdown is the millions of poor Americans -- many of them children -- who are hurt when the federal agencies stop functioning.
- February 15, 2002 | NOWThis episode of NOW questioned whether there any areas of opinion that should be off-limits in the classroom, and considered how people of differing faiths could communicate better.
- April 9, 1996 | The Wisdom of Faith with Huston SmithThe religious historian considers the "dense and palpable" spirit of Christianity and the intimate relationship between Jews and their God.
- April 3, 1986 | Heritage ConversationsBill Moyers speaks with Abba Eban, scholar, orator and tireless defender of Israel, as well as writer Cynthia Ozick, about the Jewish experience and the birth of Israel.
- March 24, 1986 | Heritage ConversationsBill Moyers sits down with Dr. Gerson Cohen and Rabbi Saul Berman to discuss how the Jewish people have managed to survive and thrive for over 3,000 years.