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022: “Black-Eyed Women” by Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Dec 15, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, we discuss “Black-Eyed Women” by Viet Thanh Nguyen. What can we learn from a story that features a ghost? What function can a ghost serve in a narrative? How can a strong central metaphor inform the shape and details of a story? How do our cultural conventions inform the metaphors of our […]
Released:
Dec 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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