Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1994–2015).Chief, Department of Medicine, Kaleida Health (2007–2016).Professor of Medicine, Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1992-present).Attending Physician, Kaleida Health Systems (1992-present).Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, University at Buffalo (1994-present).Attending Physician, VA of Western NY (1996-present).Chief, Division of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (1992-present).BA, Biological Sciences, Rutgers College (1963).MS, Microbiology, Rutgers University (1965).PhD, Cellular Biology, University of California, San Diego (1968).Fellowship, Biology, University of California, San Diego (1969).MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1972).Internship, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1973).Residency, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1974).Fellowship, Clinical Immunology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1976).Fellowship, Medical Informatics, Marine Biological Laboratory (2009).GBH News interns Charles Xu and Yiming Fu assisted with production of this segment. And I had to take out about half of the real stories, which were brushes with famous rock stars and things that really happened, and I had to really invent the other half. My first draft of the novel was about 450 pages. It's funny, when you go from writing nonfiction to fiction, you realize you can't just describe what happened. Everyone from my high school - my friends, my family - became composite characters. Schwartz: Well, it's funny because I went back to high school through the portal of this music and conjured scenes that happened. I have to ask, how satisfying is it to be able to make up characters and to be able to control what they actually say? Santoro: Your previous books were biographies, they're stories about real people doing real things. And that's why I wanted to write a love letter to rock and roll and John Lennon and celebrate his legacy. Forty years later, we're still listening to this music and it's become even more powerful. So, I like to look at John Lennon for his legacy and what he's given us. Living on Long Island, going into the city to mourn by The Dakota was just the most awful thing we ever did. It was the most terrible thing we went through when we were growing up.
Schwartz: You know, just getting through the day was enough for me. Did you do anything special to commemorate that day? Santoro: This past December 8 was the 40th anniversary of John Lennon's murder. And even though the novel takes place in the late '70s, something happened to Charlie, the main character, when he was a toddler in the late '60s living in the shadow of Shea Stadium when The Beatles came to town. What I wanted to do is write about rock and roll, not so that the music is in the background, but so that it has something to do with the story and the plot.
It's my favorite Beatles album, and it also has historical significance in 1966. What is it about that LP that resonated so strongly with you?Įvan Schwartz: I love it because it was the beginning of The Beatles' psychedelic period. The pencil-drawn cover art is something that one can get lost in for quite some time. It was released in 1966, and it was the seventh studio album from The Beatles. Henry Santoro: Before we jump directly into the book, let's talk about “Revolver,” the album. Santoro inteviewed Schwartz about his new book.
The book is about a couple of high school lovers who end up on a collision course with their hero, who goes by the name of John Lennon. Farnsworth, and early inventor and television pioneer.Įvan Schwartz has now entered the world of fiction with his newest book, a novel titled " Revolver." Music fans will love it, says GBH radio's Henry Santoro. His other book "The Last Lone Inventor" is the story of Philo T. Frank Baum came to create the Wizard of Oz. His book "Finding Oz" is the story of how L. Writer Evan Schwartz is best known for his biographies.
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