Clarity, Honesty, Fluff
This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Benjamin Markovits, the novelist, critic and teacher of creative writing, to discuss 100 American essays spanning 300-odd years (\u2018have we got any better at it?\u2019); the sinologist Rana Mitter discusses the supremely difficult, and controversial, job of adapting the Chinese script for the modern age; plus, \u2018Edelweiss\u2019, a poignant new poem by Fiona Benson
\u2018The Glorious American Essay: One hundred essays from colonial times to the present\u2019, edited by Phillip Lopate
\u2018Kingdom of Characters: A tale of language, obsession, and genius in modern China\u2019 by Jing Tsu
Produced by Sophia Franklin
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