DoubleX Audio Book Club: Nicole Krauss’ Great House

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DoubleX Audio Book Club: Nicole Krauss’ Great House

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Dec 2, 2010

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In this week’s gabfest, DoubleX's Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin, along with The New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot, discuss Nicole Krauss’ latest novel, Great House. They discuss why this novel is less light hearted than Krauss’ last one, The History of Love.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dec 2, 2010

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