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George Saunders, Kathleen Collins

Mariella Frostrup talks to the American poet and essayist George Saunders about his long-awaited first novel Lincoln in the Bardo.

George Saunders' Lincoln In The Bardo is one of the most anticipated and acclaimed novels of this year, so far. He talks to Mariella Frostrup about creating his extraordinary bardo - a transitional space between life and death - where a chorus of spirits watch President Abraham Lincoln grieve for his young son.

Also on the programme, a glimpse into a publisher's archive;, the frank, funny, fearless short stories of Kathleen Collins and why authors can never chose a favourite novel.

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28 minutes

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Thu 23 Mar 201715:30
BBC Radio 4

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Chapters

  • George Saunders

    Duration: 08:23

  • Dawn Sinclair on the Harper Collins Archive

    Duration: 06:18

  • Nina Lorez Collins

    Duration: 08:09

  • Rick Gekoski

    Duration: 04:26

Read the first chapter of Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders: Chapter One.

Credits

PresenterMariella Frostrup
Interviewed GuestGeorge Saunders

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Mar 201716:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 23 Mar 201715:30
    BBC Radio 4

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