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John Banville: Literary Confessions
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
A darkly funny conversation about writing, weather & Ireland. Banville, a Booker Prize-winning novelist and master wordsmith, explains why nothing in the world is more powerful than the sentence. He has sometimes spent weeks getting one just right. He's also a contrarian, and talks about why he loathes vacations, loves rain, and does his best to avoid other authors.
Released:
Jun 18, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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