Excelsior Life

Anthony D’Aries, one of the literary world’s most talented young writers, joins the podcast to discuss his award-winning debut novel, (2012, Hudson Whitman/Excelsior College Press). D’Aries takes us through his journey half-way across the world to Vietnam in search of the truth behind whom his father, a Vietnam veteran, really was. In the process, D’Aries learns not only more about himself and his relationship with his father but how men communicate and what it means to be a man.   1:44 Why write “The Language of Men”? 5:35 A rainstorm, a river of garbage, and feeling connected for the first time. 9:44 Why visiting Vietnam left more questions than answers. 11:15 The Language of Men. 14:52 Finding a purpose. 16:11 A code of silence and how men communicate. 19:20 Writing slows down time. 21:26 Vietnam became a gateway to prior experiences. 22:32 Teaching prisoners to write. 24:07 “Trying to pause a movie that doesn’t stop.”   Resources discussed during podcast: