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Oral history interview with Joel Redon [Sound Recording 08]
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- 1994-02-18 (Creation)
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Audiocassette; 00:30:25
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Joel Redon was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1961. He studied writing at New York University and with Paul Bowles at the American School of Tangiers in Morocco. He was diagnosed with AIDS in 1986. He authored several novels, including the semi-autobiographical novel, "Bloodstream." He died in 1995.
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Tape 4, Side 2. In the second interview session, conducted on February 18, 1994, Redon discusses the book “A Voice Through a Cloud,” by Denton Welch. He speaks about the AIDS epidemic and its toll on the gay community. He talks about the novel he was working on at the time of the interview in 1994 and describes some of the people he was writing about. He discusses events between the time of the first interview session in 1992 and this session in 1994, particularly regarding his unpublished writing and his mental and physical health. He then talks about his experiences and the writing process for “The Road to Zena” and “If Not on Earth, Then in Heaven.” He discusses other authors living with AIDS and some of their works; reflects on his feelings and experiences upon being diagnosed with AIDS in 1986; and describes his current support system. He speaks at length about living with AIDS. He closes the interview by talking about seeing a therapist, about his plans to donate his papers to the Oregon Historical Society after his death, and about his unpublished journal.
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Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.
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- Harmon, Rick (Contributor)