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    Joseph McElroy (Part 1 of 2)

    Joseph McElroy, one of the innovative masters of narrative, gives a rare two-part interview. This week, we talk about the way the novelist strives to represent the workings of consciousness, and the new techniques necessary to create a facsimile of the way memory is structured.

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    By Michael Silverblatt • Aug 28, 2003 • 30m Listen

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    Joseph McElroy, one of the innovative masters of narrative, gives a rare interview in two parts. This week, we talk about the way the novelist strives to represent the workings of consciousness, and the new techniques necessary to create a facsimile of the way memory is structured. (Part 2)

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      Michael Silverblatt

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      Joseph McElroy

      author, 'Night Soul and Other Stories'

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