Kathryn Davis’ “Versailles”
Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf are joined by writer Kathryn Davis to discuss her novel “Versailles.”
By LARB Radio HourDecember 13, 2024
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Kathryn Davis’ “Versailles”
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Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf are joined by writer Kathryn Davis, the acclaimed author of many novels, including Labrador, The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf, Hell, The Walking Tour, The Thin Place, Versailles, Duplex, and Silk Road, and a memoir, Aurelia Aurélia. Davis discusses her novel Versailles, originally published in 2002, recently reissued by Graywolf. Versailles is the story of Marie Antoinette, beginning when she’s a teenager traveling to France. The book is a lyrical meditation on personhood and girlhood, amidst the objects and structures of power, politics and history.
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The LARB Radio Hour is hosted by Eric Newman, Medaya Ocher, and Kate Wolf.
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