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Novels by Barbara Kingsolver and Daniel Mason excavate history for new meanings
Novels by Barbara Kingsolver and Daniel Mason excavate history for new meanings
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Jan 5, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
Today's episode is all about two books that find parallels across long stretches of time. First, an interview with Barbara Kingsolver and former NPR host Lulu Garcia-Navarro about Kingsolver's novel Unsheltered, which finds striking similarities between an 18th century "utopian" community and 2016 America. Then, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Daniel Mason about his novel North Woods, which follows the inhabitants of a plot of land across hundreds of years.
Released:
Jan 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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