George Saunders

10/11/20 • 66 min

Is literature a political force? Yes, says George Saunders.

In this episode, he talks about Trump, civility and the public discourse of our time. On Kindness and Meanness. On form and revision. Voice, memory and empathy, and of course about the living and the dead.

Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarssønn Langhoff.

Be sure to check out our show notes for this episode, right here.

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Is literature a political force? Yes, says George Saunders.

Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarssønn Langhoff.

Be sure to check out our show notes for this episode, right here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Linn Ullmann talks to the American author Joyce Carol Oates about memories and loss, about «bearing witness» through literature, about her mother and grandmother, about the US today, about writing, failure – and boxing.

Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarssønn Langhoff.

This episode was made possible in collaboration with Louisiana Literature in Denmark and the International Writer’s Stage in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Bonus Episode: Two readings by George Saunders

George Saunders reads an excerpt from his New Yorker essay “Trump Days” and another excerpt from his critically acclaimed novel Lincoln in the Bardo.

Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarssønn Langhoff.

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