Search

Home > Longform > Episode 469: George Saunders
Podcast: Longform
Episode:

Episode 469: George Saunders
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:53:18
Publish Date: 2021-12-15 16:09:03
Description:

George Saunders is the author of eleven books. His latest is A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life.

”I really have so much affection for being alive. I really enjoy it. And yet, I’m a little negative minded in a lot of ways too, like I really think things tend to be fucked up. ... To get that on the page—to sufficiently praise the loveliness of the world without being a sap, and also lacerate the world for being so goddamn mean—to do those in the same story would be a great aspiration. And I haven’t gotten there yet.”

Show notes:

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Total Play: 0

Users also like

700+ Episodes
99% Invisibl .. 1K+     100+
90+ Episodes
Dissect - A .. 100+     8
500+ Episodes
Nadie Sabe N .. 18K+     500+