Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Geoffrey O'Brien : oral history, 2001-2003.
| Creator: | O'Brien, Geoffrey, 1948- | Project: | September 11, 2001 oral history narrative and memory project.
(see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | transcript 55 pages sound recordings 3 audio discs (59, 95 min.) : digital ; 3 in. | | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteWriter.
Scope and ContentsBackground: born New York, NY, Battery Park City resident; career: writer, Village Voice contributor, Library of America editor, Art Forum and Film Comment film critic; discussion of Battery Park City; 9/11: in Paris, French media coverage, absence of details and images; post-9/11: flight back to New York, need for contact with others, sense of normalcy once back in New York City, impact on neighborhood; political views; discussion of rebuilding at ground zero.
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