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URL:https://hamptons.com/events/the-virtues-of-being-a-pessimist-the-life-
 and-works-of-james-jones-with-keith-reddin/
SUMMARY:The Virtues of Being a Pessimist: The Life and Works of James Jones
  with Keith Reddin
DESCRIPTION:James Jones\, the author of the huge bestseller FROM HERE TO ET
 ERNITY (and the award winning film)\, was the image of the hard drinking\,
  two fisted&nbsp\;chronicler of war and combat. But the body of his other 
 work\, as well as his friendships with fellow East End writers\, make for 
 a surprising and fascinating&nbsp\;life story. The talk will examine his f
 iction and his complicated relationships. Jones\, a long-time resident of 
 Bridgehampton and Southampton\, a regular at Bobby Vann's&nbsp\;and mentor
  to many important writers\,&nbsp\;was a larger than life force in America
 n Post War literature.\n\nKeith Reddin (Playwright)&nbsp\;is a resident of
  East Hampton\, with a decades long connection with the East End arts scen
 e. His plays include&nbsp\;Life and Limb\,&nbsp\;Rum and Coke\,&nbsp\;Big 
 Time\,&nbsp\;Nebraska\,&nbsp\;Life During Wartime\,&nbsp\;Brutality of Fac
 t\,&nbsp\;Almost Blue\,&nbsp\;All the Rage\,&nbsp\;But Not For Me\,&nbsp\;
 Frame 312\,&nbsp\;Human Error\,&nbsp\;The Missionary Position\,&nbsp\;Acqu
 ainted with the Night\, Pierre.&nbsp\;Adaptations include&nbsp\;Black Snow
 \,&nbsp\;The Imaginary Invalid\,&nbsp\;Heaven’s My Destination\,&nbsp\;t
 he one acts of Strindberg and Rear Window. His work has been produced at M
 anhattan Theater Club\, Playwrights Horizons\, Atlantic Theater Company\, 
 New York Shakespeare Festival\, &nbsp\;Goodman Theatre\, La Jolla Playhous
 e\, Alley Theater\, Alliance Theater\, American Repertory Theater\, Yale R
 epertory Theatre and Berkeley Repertory Theatre\, as well as in London\, B
 erlin\, and Tel Aviv. He has also written for film and television\, as wel
 l as being a professor of playwriting&nbsp\;at&nbsp\; Columbia University\
 , New York University and the New School. Mr. Reddin has a deep love of co
 ntemporary&nbsp\;American literature.\nRSVP at https://www.bridgehamptonmu
 seum.org/event-details/the-virtues-of-being-a-pessimist-the-life-and-works
 -of-james-jones-with-keith-reddin
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LOCATION:The Nathaniel Rogers House\, 2539 Montauk Highway\, Bridgehampton\
 , New York\, 11932\, United States
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