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George Saunders

The Waterstones Podcast by Waterstones

Feb 17, 202600:22:57Arts

Booker Prize-winner George Saunders takes us back to that space between life and death in his new novel, Vigil, leading to a fruitful conversation about providing comfort at the end of life, why repentance at the end mig...

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George Saunders is an episode from The Waterstones Podcast by Waterstones. Booker Prize-winner George Saunders takes us back to that space between life and death in his new novel, Vigil, leading to a fruitful conversation about providing co...

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