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How Tolstoy and Chekhov schooled George Saunders on life's great lessons

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49:42 | Sep 30th, 2024

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Writer George Saunders on how famous short stories by writers like Chekhov, Tolstoy, Turgenev and Gogol are like miniature models of the world and how they can teach us to transcend our own limitation...Show More



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benrempel recommended:Oct 6th, 2024

Great interview with George Saunders about his 2022 book A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life. The book’s subtitle provides the best summary of the conversation and those who are familiar with George will probably already know to expe...Show More

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