DiscoverThe Easy Chair with Laura HurwitzEpisode 225: In The Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried (by Amy Hempel)
Episode 225:  In The Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried (by Amy Hempel)

Episode 225: In The Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried (by Amy Hempel)

Update: 2019-11-26
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This week on The Easy Chair, it’s the iconic short story writer Amy Hempel’s “The Cemetery When Al Jolson Is Buried.” This poignant story is about bearing witness to the final days of a best friend’s life. Full disclosure: I had to record the end four times before I made it through without crying. Also note: there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING even remotely maudlin about Hempel’s story. Like all of her work, it’s brutally, beautifully honest. Tune in to hear this heartbreaking short story masterpiece.

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Episode 225:  In The Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried (by Amy Hempel)

Episode 225: In The Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried (by Amy Hempel)

Laura Hurwitz