Stanley Elkin reads from "The Making of Ashendon" and discusses "Greatest Hits"

Item

Elkin, Stanley. 1981. “Stanley Elkin Reads from "The Making of Ashendon" and Discusses ‘Greatest Hits’”. KWMU, Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom, accessed February 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/elkin/item/59386

Title
Stanley Elkin reads from "The Making of Ashendon" and discusses "Greatest Hits"
Description
An excerpt from Stanley Elkin's appearance on the "Ars Poetica" KWMU radio program. He reads from his novella, "The Making of Ashendon" from his 1973 novella collection, "Searches & Seizures," also in his "Greatest Hits" published in 1980. Elkin talks with host Lorin Cuoco about his (lack of) pleasure in writing and (lack of) sales of "Greatest Hits."
Date
1981: February 16
1981=02-16
Type
Live sound recordings
Format
audio cassette
mp4
Creator
Elkin, Stanley
Contributor
Cuoco, Lorin
Extent
7 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
KWMU
Source
Stanley Elkin Papers
Identifier
MS124_0258_Ars_Poetica_1981.mp4
Rights
In Copyright
Rights Holder
In Copyright

Elkin, Stanley. 1981. “Stanley Elkin Reads from "The Making of Ashendon" and Discusses ‘Greatest Hits’”. KWMU, Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom, accessed February 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/elkin/item/59386