Voice . 20 years. 20 years from being from finishing university, and thinking im out in the world, and now im going to write, and 20 years before i could write anything that looked to me like a book. Im tempted to ask, then, what kept you. That is what many people asked. Especially those who thought i would never be a novelist anyway. And i worried, myself, about it. My father used to say, well, where is it, then . That spurred me on. That must have annoyed you. I think my problem was that perhaps a bit over educated. I had been educated to revere the classic so much, to revere dh lawrence and tolstoy and dostoevsky and dickens. If i could be them, i didnt want to be anyone. So you wanted to be literary. Perhaps you were not confident in your own take on the world and your own voice, that it was worth listening to . Dead right. If what you had been reading was the great writers, and i revered them, and you think you do not measure up to that. At 18 and 25, i did not measure up to dosto
Im stephen sackur. Is the way we use words changing . Most of us probably write less than we used to, read less than we used to, and spend far more time staring at screens and tapping out messages. Does it matter to our relationships, our politics, our culture . Well, my guest today is conviced it does. Howard jacobsons meditations on life, love, jewishness, and a whole lot more have won him awards, including the man booker prize. But is he an artist swimming against an irresistible cultural tide . Howard jacobson, welcome to hardtalk. I am delighted to be here. Thank you for having me on. I want to ask you to reflect on a long writing career. How long, do you think, it took to you to find your own authentic writers voice . 20 years. 20 years from being from finishing university, and thinking im out in the world, and now im going to write, and 20 years before i could write anything that looked to me like a book. Im tempted to ask, then, what kept you. That is what many people asked. Es
After kas contemporary art. But not everyone is thrilled with its debut. We will show you why. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. With obamacare, ive been listening for seven years. The maverick strikes again. John mccain could be the guy who just killed the gop effort to repeal obamacare again. They finally get a president who will sign the legislation and they dont have the guts to vote for it, okay . Watching these senators weasel out of it, i think people across the country, its pitchfork tomb. The president used his speech in alabama to take aim at leader kim jongun. Little rocket man. We can have mad men out there shooting rockets all over the place. Out at puerto rico where it could be another catastrophe in the making. 70,000 residents in two townships are at risk of the dam failing. Another story of survival after the mexico earthquake. Six hours later, they found helena. Cowboys teaming up in boise, idaho. All of that what is that . To
Kind, the spectacular home to some of africas contemporary art. But not everyone is thrilled with its debut. We will show you why . We look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Ive been listening for seven years. The maverick strikes again. Just mccain could be the guy who just killed the gop effort to repeal obamacare again. They finally get a president who will sign the legislation and they dont have the guts to vote for it, okay . Watching these senators weasel out of it, i think its pitch fork time. The president used his speech in alabama to take aim at north Korean Leader at kim jongun. Little rocket man, we cant have madman shooting rockets all over the place. Now to puerto rico where it could be another ca tas tri if i in the making. 70,000 residents in two townships are at risk. Six hours after they first found her paulina was rescued. Just watch this and try not to smile right now. All that, what is this . Todd frazer was doubled off. The hidden ball trick. How abo
Counties from late today through sunday. Warming and drying will occur across the north beginning tomorrow and in all other areas monday into tuesday. Cooler weather returns by the middle of next week. marty landing breaking overnight. An officer was assaulted trying to make a traffic stop in santa rosa. It happened around 3 15 this morning in the area of 4th street and farmers lane. As the officer approached the car, the driver took off. A pursuit followed and the driver ended up at a dead end on diamond court. When an officer exited their car, the driver of the other car shifted into reverse and slammed into the police car. The driver has been identified as 44 year old jerry wilson. He has been booked into Sonoma County jail on multiple chargers. No report of any injuries. marty landing our top story this morning. Two men are in the hospital after being attacked by a group of juveniles at a San Francisco park. Kron 4s averi harper is live at the scene with more on what happened. Aver