PODCAST #43: Leslie Cockburn, "Baghdad Solitaire"
By Colin MarshallOctober 1, 2013
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Host Colin Marshal speaks to journalist and filmmaker LESLIE COCKBURN (American Casino, The Peacemaker) about her latest novel Baghdad Solitaire and why fiction is best suited for depicting the "wilderness of mirrors" that is a war zone.
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Colin Marshall is a Seoul-based essayist on cities, language, and culture. He is the author of the books 한국 요약 금지 (“No Summarizing Korea,” 2024) and Korean Newtro: Where Youth Meets Tradition (2025).
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