EVENT:
Acclaimed journalist and author Gay Talese will discuss "A Writer's Life," his new book chronicling the experiences that shaped his life and career, at a public talk sponsored by UC Irvine's School of Humanities and Literary Journalism Program. A pioneer in the field of literary journalism, Talese has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Harper's and Esquire, infusing his nonfiction with the detail and style of a fiction writer to create intimate portraits of his subjects. Talese also is the author of several nonfiction books including "Honor Thy Father," for which he penetrated the New York Mafia's code of silence to provide an inside look at the Bonanno family; and "Unto the Sons," which follows the saga of his own family's emigration from Italy.

This event is sponsored by Susan and William Pereira as part of the School of Humanities' Literary Journalism Program.

WHEN:
5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2

WHERE:
Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering,
100 Academy, Irvine. Campus map: www.uci.edu/campusmap

INFORMATION:
Free and open to the public. Seating is limited. R.S.V.P. to Patricia Pierson, (949) 824-6876 or piersonp@uci.edu.

BACKGROUND:
This is the inaugural Pereira Distinguished Lecture, part of a series that annually will bring a prominent writer to give a public lecture and teach master classes for UCI's literary journalism students. The series is funded by Susan and William Pereira.

The only undergraduate major of its kind in the UC system, UCI's Literary Journalism Program was created to meet the needs of a growing number of students who wish to read, study and write nonfiction prose that adopts the techniques of the finest fiction. Directed by award-winning journalist and author Barry Siegel, the program provides students with a foundation in nonfiction feature writing as well as literary history.