Show Notes
Garth Greenwell’s latest novel, Small Rain, is set in a midwestern ICU during the early days of the pandemic, as its unnamed narrator, a writer, experiences a health crisis and lies confined to his bed in excruciating pain.
In long pauses between visits with nurses and doctors, amid the weird dilations of ‘hospital time,’ the narrator muses on his suffering and disappointments, but also the nature of art and the ‘adventure’ of domestic life.
On this episode, Greenwell joins Commonweal contributor Tony Domestico to talk about the novel.
For further reading:
A review of Garth Greenwell’s Cleanness
Another interview with Garth Greenwell
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