War Boys: A Father and Son Memoir with Jason Prokowiew and Lynne Rosenberg

Join writer Jason Prokowiew in conversation with fellow author Lynne Marie Rosenberg for a discussion of his debut memoir War Boys: A Father and Son Memoir.  War Boys is an extraordinary exploration of a family experiencing intergenerational trauma: an adult son seeking to understand his terrifying and abusive father, interwoven with a biography of his father, who experienced unimaginable horrors as a child during World War II.

This event will take place in person and online at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 7th Floor.

To join the event in person | Doors will open 30 minutes before the program begins. For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance, but registration does not guarantee admission. All registered seats are released shortly before start time, and seats may become available at that time. A standby line will form 30 minutes before the program.

To view the livestream | Whether you're attending in person or online, you must register with your email address. You will need a device with audio and/or video and an internet/cellular connection to view the livestream.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Jason Prokowiew received the PEN America/Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History and a Fulbright Scholar Award for War Boys. His writing has appeared in The North American Review, The Guardian, Salon, WBUR’s Cognoscenti, Roxane Gay’s “The Audacity,” and on WORLD Channel’s Stories from the Stage, where his piece “Sing” is the most watched in the show’s history. He’s received support from Bread Loaf, Tin House, Ragdale, and the Mass Cultural Council. He lives on a lake in Massachusetts with his husband Dave and their greyhound Champ.

Lynne Marie Rosenberg is a 3-time Emmy-nominated, Webby-honored series creator, visual artist, performer, researcher, educator, and writer based in both New York City and the MetroWest Boston area. She is the creator and host of Famous Cast Words on The WNET Group PBS affiliate ALL ARTS; the creator and host of the podcast Different Together; the creator of the successful children's YouTube series Kid Prompts; an educator at NYU Tisch/Playwrights Horizons Theater School; a former Research Fellow and Visiting Scholar at Maynooth University, Ireland; and a member of the Fulbright Specialist Roster. In her previous life as a New York City actor, she achieved her requisite one line on Law & Order: SVU and then got out of the business. (Sort of.) www.LynneMarieRosenberg.com.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTES

In-Person

• Assistive listening devices and/or hearing loops are available at the venue.


• ASL interpretation and real-time captioning (CART) are available upon request. Please submit your request via this form or contact SNFL at least two weeks in advance.


• This venue is fully accessible to wheelchairs.

Livestream

• ASL interpretation and real-time captioning (CART) also available (see previous).


• Captions and a transcript will be provided.

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The 7 Stories Up Series at SNFL is made possible by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).