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The Bookshelf
In 2007, Morning Edition launched the series The Bookshelf, which presents notable Minnesotans talking about the books that have made a difference in their lives.
2 Collection Items
- The Bookshelf: Mee Moua talks about her favorite books
In this installment from The Bookshelf series, MPR’s Cathy Wurzer talks with State Senator Mee Moua about books that are important to her. Moua came to the United States as a Hmong refugee when she was nine years old, and she said that even though she never read books when she was young, stories were a big part of her childhood, particularly when she lived in a refugee camp in Thailand.
- Lou Bellamy discusses Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man"
In this installment of MPR series The Bookshelf, Lou Bellamy, founder and artistic director of St. Paul's Penumbra Theatre, talks about Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, a novel featuring an unnamed black narrator whose race makes him "invisible" to others.