The Novelist as God [On Being from APM]

The Novelist as God

August 20, 2009
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Our guest has grappled with large moral and religious questions on and off the page. We discover what she discerned — in the act of creating a new universe — about God and about dilemmas of evil, doubt, and free will. The ultimate moral of any life and any event, she believes, only shows itself across generations. And so the novelist, like God, she says, paints with the brush of time.

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Giancarlo Neri's public sculpture "The Writer" on Hampstead Heath, London.

+ (photo: Andrew Bulhak/Flickr)

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About the Image

Giancarlo Neri's public sculpture "The Writer" on Hampstead Heath, London.
(photo: Andrew Bulhak/Flickr)

Unheard Cuts

» Extended Interview with Russell (mp3, 1:44.31)

Krista's conversation with Russell was wide-ranging in its scope. We had to excise many of her stories, including one about her research into Wild West gunslinger Doc Holliday and more thoughts on Judaism, other worlds, and music. Download the mp3 and let us know what you think of our edits.

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