Word: leavitt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...novel is set in two distinct time periods, the mid-1930s and the late 1970s, and deals with the events of the Spanish Civil War, Leavitt said...
...Leavitt said he chose the subject because he wanted a "moment when politics weren't a choice but an obligation...
...Leavitt, a Yale graduate, opened the reading with a plea for leniency. "It's always a bit risky and scary reading from a work in progress, so be gentle," he said...
...work, a historical novel titled While England Sleeps, represents a "big departure from anything I've ever done before," Leavitt told the audience...
...felt I couldn't not write about politics anymore," Leavitt said. "[But] I couldn't get the proper distance to get a perspective on the AIDS war so I started looking backward...