AD: What drew you to write this particular book at this particular time? LZ: I actually wrote this book quite a while ago, though I restructured and revised it much later. When my first novel, which came out in 1981, was in press, my editor, who was something of a political junkie, told me I should […]
Lee Zacharias
April 21, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Lee Zacharias was born in Chicago and grew up in Hammond, Indiana. She has written 3 previous novels, a collection of short stories, and a collection of essays. Many of her essays have been cited by The Best American Essays, and “Buzzards” was reprinted in the 2008 edition. She has held fellowships from the National […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Lee Zacharias, Author of “Across the Great Lake”
October 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
AM: Lee, I’m happy that we get to do this interview about your new novel, Across the Great Lake. I want to try to have this conversation without, as they say, any spoilers. This novel is told in the voice of 85-year-old Fern Halverson, who is looking back on her childhood. What led you to […]