Show Notes
The pandemic is a portal between one world and another, an opportunity to image another world, says the award-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy.
In this episode, Roy talks about fathers, fascism, beauty, love, and the search for words. Talking to Roy is the critically acclaimed British-Somali author Nadifa Mohamed, the first of three guest interviewers as Linn Ullmann takes some time off to finish her novel. You can read more about Mohamed and our two other guest interviewers in our show notes.
Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarssønn Langhoff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this bonus episode, Anne Carson reads her poem "We Need To Talk", inspired by a dance choreographed by Dimitris Papaioannou. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Listen to Rachel Cusk reading an excerpt from her 2012 memoir Aftermath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.