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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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