Issue 9. February 2011 : LYNNE TILLMAN No Lease on Life

from The Drum: A Literary Magazine For Your Ears · host The Drum Literary Magazine

The East Village streets of Lynne Tillman's No Lease on Life are overrun with crooked cops, drug addicts, pimps and prostitutes. Garbage piles up along the sidewalks amid the blaring soundtrack of car stereos. Confrontations are supercharged by the summer heat wave. This merciless noise has left Elizabeth Hall an insomniac. Junkies roam her building and overturn trashcans, but the mean-spirited landlord refuses to help clean or repair the decrepit conditions. Live-in boyfriend Roy is good-natured but too avoidant to soothe the sores of city life. Though Elizabeth fights on for normalcy and sanity in this apathetic metropolis, violent fantasies threaten to push her over the edge.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Feb 1, 2011

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

NOW PLAYING

Issue 9. February 2011 : LYNNE TILLMAN No Lease on Life

0:00 29:34

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

Similar Podcasts

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of The Drum: A Literary Magazine For Your Ears?

This episode is 29 minutes long.

When was this The Drum: A Literary Magazine For Your Ears episode published?

This episode was published on February 1, 2011.

Can I download this The Drum: A Literary Magazine For Your Ears episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!