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William T. Vollmann: Last Stories and Other Stories (Part II)
William T. Vollmann has authored a wide array of works of nonfiction as well as fiction. Who is this literary chameleon, and where is his life’s work going?
By Michael Silverblatt • • 28m ListenWilliam T. Vollmann is a literary chameleon; prior to Last Stories and Other Stories (Viking), he produced an array of nonfiction works: including a collection of transgender self-portraits and a deeply researched study of the Imperial Valley. It is as if he adopts an identity to match each project: in turns journalist, adventure seeker, and fiction writer. Who is William T. Vollmann? And where does he feel his life's work is going?
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