Valeria Luiselli : Beginning Middle End

Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry by David Naimon, Milkweed Editions

Jul 27, 20262:44:35Arts

We welcome back Valeria Luiselli—who first appeared on the show eleven years ago—to discuss her new and truly marvelous novel Beginning Middle End . Much like the shapeshifting god Proteus, who figures prominently in thi...

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