George Saunders

08/06/2017 33 min
George Saunders

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George Saunders is a short story writer and essayist who has just written his first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. He sits down with Isaac Chotiner to discuss what he learned while researching Abraham Lincoln, why spending time with Trump supporters is important for progressive writers, and the necessity of art in a society under siege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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