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Humor, horror and social commentary blend in Percival Everett's detective novel
Humor, horror and social commentary blend in Percival Everett's detective novel
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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Oct 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Percival Everett's page-turning new detective novel The Trees is at once gruesome and screamingly funny. A racial allegory rooted in southern history, the book features two big-city special detectives with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation who are sent to investigate a small-town crime. The murders are hideous in detail, the language is rough, there are racial epithets of all kinds, and somehow the politically incendiary humor is real. Everett talks with NPR's Scott Simon about how — and why — he blended these styles.
Released:
Oct 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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