Celebrating Life, Art & Travel in The Art of Traveling Strangers by Zoe Disigny

Join me as I chat with Zoe Disigny, author of The Art of Traveling Strangers, listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.
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Inspiration for The Art of Traveling Strangers, based on an experience Zoe had while hosting art tours of Europe in the 1980s.
How her background as an art history professor helped her write her novel
Making art accessible in The Art of Traveling Strangers
The four Davids in The Art of Traveling Strangers: Donatello, Michelangelo, Verrocchio, and Bernini.
A favorite David?
Intertwining the art travelogue with the story of Claire's journey to self-realization.
The long process of turning the novel from a 22,000-word travelogue into a novel.
Reading from The Art of Traveling Strangers.
The work of Niki de Sant Phalle, who is mentioned at the beginning of the novel.
The work of James Tyrell at Count Panza's Villa in Italy.
The theme of The Art of Traveling Strangers.
One thing Zoe Disigny learned from writing her novel that she didn't know before.
Advice for authors starting their writing career later in life.
What Zoe is working on now.
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Zoe Disigny's website: zoedisigny.com/
Places mentioned in the podcast:
Tarot Garden (Il Giardino dei Tarocchi) in Tuscany: ilgiardinodeit...
Queen Califia's Magic Garden in Escondido: visitescondido...
Villa Panza in Varese: fondoambiente....
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