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Paul La Farge: Luminous Airplanes
Paul La Farge on his innovation of the novel form. His new novel, though it is published between covers, only represents one third of the book. The other two-thirds...
By Michael Silverblatt • • 28m Listen: A Novel
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
An accessible and lively conversation about Paul La Farge's innovation of the novel form. His new novel, though it is published between covers — only represents one third of the book. The other two-thirds can be found on the website http://www.luminousairplanes.com. La Farge reveals fascinating secrets about the novel's construction, and specifically, why he spent 11 years writing a book that's part text and part website.
Read an excerpt from Luminous Airplanes.
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