George Saunders on Lincoln in the Bardo

Folio Prize-winner, George Saunders discusses his astonishing first novel Lincoln in the Bardo with novelist Adam Biles. We were also joined by performing arts company Word for Word who treated us to a dramatic reading from the book.

Word for Word Performing Arts Company is an ensemble whose mission is to tell great stories with elegant theatricality, staging performances of classic and contemporary fiction. Co-artistic directors Susan Harloe and JoAnne Winter founded Word for Word in 1993. http://www.zspace.org/aboutwordforword/

Lincoln—Velina Brown
Willy Lincoln—Jia Taylor
Hans Vollman—Joel Mullinnex
Bevins—Sheila Balter
Other Voices—Kehinde Koyejo and Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe

directed by Jim Cave

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