thank you so much and congratulations to all. >> thank you so much erica lee. many of the dystopic science-fiction nightmares in the books of science fiction and literary masters over the last hundred years anticipated a social control mechanism that would inflict spiritual violence as well as social degradation and exploitation through the means of a vast electronic network of communication. we very few authors have come to this form with such a profound, supple and intuitive understanding of how these systems once in place would attack the ability of the individual to excavate personal memory. and the cartography of the interior life that was at stake under that attack. yoko ogawa with her book the memory police commits to such an illumination of understanding and a wealth of courage found in her work. again, the great great honor to bring the american book award to yoko ogawa for her novel the memory police and we are joined by its translator, professor stephen snyder. >> hello. my name is snyder and i had a tremendous honor of translating yoko ogawa's novel

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jonathan white, an author, and edith lee payne discuss the significance of the march and civil rights movement today. welcome to cabinet conversations. i name is ericacott and i am the artistic programming manager of ford's theatre. if you are joining us for the first time, this is our live series. and exploren more our past programs by visiting our website. today as we prepare for tomorrow's 2020 commitment march, our participants reflect on the original event marking the 57th anniversary. edithleased to introduce lee payne and derek musgrove to talk about the 1963 march on washington. george musgrove is a professor of history