Don Swaim with William Gass - Book Beat

Item

WCBS/CBS Radio. 1985. “Don Swaim With William Gass - Book Beat”. Presented at the, William H. Gass: The Soul Inside the Sentence, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/gass/item/57472

Title
Don Swaim with William Gass - Book Beat
Description
These short radio spots aired on WCBS/CBS Radio in April 1985 to promote the publication of Habitations of the Word. In clips taken from a longer interview, Gass talks about not considering himself a philosopher, the theft of his Omensetter’s Luck draft, debating John Gardner, the novel as metaphor for life, and more.
Date
1985: April
Type
Sound Recording
Format
Audio Cassette Tape
mp3 file
Creator
WCBS/CBS Radio
Extent
03min 33sec
Language
English
Publisher
WCBS/CBS Radio
Source
Accession: MS2024-001
Acquired from: Mary Gass
Identifier
ms051-cass1334-acc-20240626
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/

WCBS/CBS Radio. 1985. “Don Swaim With William Gass - Book Beat”. Presented at the, William H. Gass: The Soul Inside the Sentence, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/gass/item/57472