By Daily Press staff
A Santa Monica bookstore is hosting a book signing with new author W. William Winokur.
Winokur’s debut novel, “Marathon, An Ancient Novel of Modern Triumph,” is based on the true-life story of Horace Mann School professor Ion Theodore. “Marathon” follows Theodore’s remarkable journey through the most catastrophic and triumphant events of the 20th century. The heart of this debut novel is the mystery of how Ion’s life became entwined with that of Marianna Gardner, a disaffected New York City power broker who discovers his journals in a Greek monastery. These diaries hold a revelation for Marianna that is far deeper and more personal than she could have ever imagined.
Author W. William Winokur was a student of Ion Theodore at the Horace Mann School and, after his mentor’s death and in possession of some of Theodore’s poems and writings, returned to Greece in a personal quest for understanding and enlightenment. What he came to understand was that the “cycle of salvation,” evident in Ion Theodore’s life, was a story that must be told. When he’s not immersed in research for writing, he can be seen with his new wife and their children horseback riding in the mountains of Malibu.
The book signing will be held at Barnes and Noble, located at 201 Third St., at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 17. Copies of “Marathon” will be available for purchase at the event to be signed by author W. William Winokur.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 16, 2006. Read the original PDF.