PODCAST #69: Jonathan Lethem

An interview with author Jonathan Lethem.

By Colin MarshallSeptember 25, 2014

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    Colin Marshall has an in-depth talk with author Jonathan Lethem, author of novels like Gun, with Occasional Music, Motherless Brooklyn, and The Fortress of Solitude, along with non-fiction collections, monographs on works such as John Carpenter's film They Live, and several short story collections. Lethem's latest project is the forthcoming short story collection, Lucky Alan and Other Stories.


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    Colin Marshall is a Seoul-based essayist on cities, language, and culture. His latest book, published in Korean, is 한국 요약 금지 (No Summarizing Korea, 2024).

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