Book Reading at Left Bank Books

Time: Wednesday, November 2, 2005 7:00 PM
Location: Left Bank Books
Mark Chmiel—The Book of Mev
Mev Puleo traveled the world as a photojournalist, then brought back images of the poor and suffering. She bore witness to homelessness and to struggles for social change ever alert to how her work might bridge the gap between rich and poor, ignorance and advo-cacy. With the delicacy that befits his subject, Mark Chmiel, professor at both Saint Louis University and Webster University, has written a tribute to his wife’s life and premature death at 32 from a malignant brain tumor. A kaleidoscope of everything from their love letters, to her photographs and interviews with leaders of the Christian liberation theology movement, this remarkable book celebrates the life and work of a unique human being.