"The Art of the Interview: Philip Gourevitch and Stephen Gaghan in Conversation" November 13, 2006

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For more than half a century, The Paris Review has spoken with most of America's leading writers. Join us for a lively encounter between Gourevitch, Paris Review editor, and provocative screenwriter/director Stephen Gaghan (Syriana).

The Paris Review was founded in 1953 and has published early and important work by Philip Roth, V. S. Naipaul, Jeffrey Eugenides, A. S. Byatt, T. C. Boyle, William T. Vollman, and many other writers who have given us the great literature of the past half century.

In March 2005, Philip Gourevitch became The Paris Review's third Editor in 52 years. Mr. Gourevitch was New York Bureau Chief of the Forward from 1992 to 1993, and cultural editor from 1993 to 1995. In 1997 he became a staff writer at The New Yorker where he was awarded a citation from the Overseas Press Club and was twice a finalist for the National Magazine Award; he continues to contribute to The New Yorker today. His 1998 book, We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda, a New York Times bestseller and Editors' choice, earned numerous awards and honors, including the National Book Critics Circle Award, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a George Polk Book Award and, in Britain, the Guardian First Book Award. His second book, A Cold Case, was published in 2001. He has written articles for many publications including Harper's, Granta, and the New York Review of Books. Mr. Gourevitch earned a Bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1986 and an MFA from Columbia University in 1992. He lives in New York City.

Stephen Gaghan wrote and directed the film, “Syriana,” whose screenplay was nominated for a best original Academy Award. His other scripts include “Rules of Engagement” and “Traffic,” for which he won the 2001 Academy Award, Golden Globe, Writer’s Guild of America Award, and British Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He has contributed additional writing to such films as “Black Hawk Down.” He also won the 1997 Emmy for Best Dramatic writing for an episode of NYPD Blue. He lives on the beach with his fiance, two children, and a dog named Charlie Bear. He is currently writing and directing an adaptation of Malcolm Gladwell's best-selling non-fiction book, “Blink,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

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