Teaser: The Fringes of Story with Amit Chaudhuri

Episode 18 May 22, 2024 00:10:22
Teaser: The Fringes of Story with Amit Chaudhuri
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Teaser: The Fringes of Story with Amit Chaudhuri

May 22 2024 | 00:10:22

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Show Notes

Novelist Amit Chaudhuri joins us for a wide-ranging conversation as his first three books (A Strange and Sublime Address, Afternoon Raag, and Freedom Song) are republished as NYRB Classics. We talk about his uneasy relationship with the realist novel, the literary market's distortions of value, and the role place plays in his creative project.

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