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Dirk Wittenborn has 6 past events. (show) Dirk Wittenborn discusses and signs Pharmakon Dirk Wittenborn , Pharmakon. In Pharmakon, novelist and screenwriter Dirk Wittenborn tells the story of the Friedrich family. William Friedrich is an ambitious psychology professor at Yale in the early 1950s when he stumbles upon a potential wonder drug that promises happiness. One of his test subjects is a bright but troubled freshman named Casper. When the experiment goes terribly awry and Casper murders Friedrich's research partner, Friedrich and his young family flee the ensuing chaos for the anonymity of a sleepy New Jersey town. (booksense)… (more) Dirk Wittenborn Dirk Wittenborn promotes Pharmakon. Among the summer releases garnering a lot of early attention, acclaimed novelist (Fierce People) and screenwriter Dirk Wittenborn's new Pharmakon (Viking) is among the foremost. (KingRat) Dirk Wittenborn Dirk Wittenborn reads from Pharmakon. In Dirk Wittenborn's Pharmakon (Viking), William Friedrich, an ambitious professor of psychology at Yale in 1952, stumbles upon a drug that promises happiness. When his experiment goes awry and a research subject commits murder, the consequences will haunt him and his family forever. (oregonobsessionz) Dirk Wittenborn and Pharmakon Dirk WittenbornPlease join us for an evening with Dirk Wittenborn, author of Pharmakon. Based on a true story set at Yale in the 1950's, Wittenborn writes of a family struggling to overcome a close tragedy and recreate a normal life. Great read and Wittenborn is a ntural storyteller. (booksense) Dirk Wittenborn Dirk Wittenborn reads from Pharmakon. Pharmakon is an epic novel about family secrets and the consequences of ambition perfect for fans of John Irving. William Friedrich is a professor at Yale in 1952 who has stumbled upon a drug that promises happiness and could make him a famous man. But, his experiment goes awry and the results haunt his family forever. Wittenborn captures the quirks of an American family and the formative moments of the 20th century. (alphaorder)… (more) Creativity Now Lecture Series: Dirk Wittenborn Dirk Wittenborn discusses Fierce People. This author and screenwriter discusses the lives of children of the super rich, as chronicled in the Emmy-nominated HBO documentary "Born Rich." The show's director, Jamie Johnson, is Wittenborn's nephew and heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune. Wittenborn authored the novel "Fierce People," recently adapted as a major motion picture, and also has written for Saturday Night Live. Admission is $15 for nonmembers and $10 for members. Please call 614.629.0359 with your credit card to register. (stephmo)… (more)
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