Abraham Verghese: The Covenant of Water
Dialogue with Marcia Franklin
English - December 03, 2023 07:30 - 28 minutes - 42.9 MBBooks Arts History fiction historians idaho authors bestsellers books history idahopublictelevision marciafranklin nonfiction Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Conversations From the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference is back for a 16th season! In this episode, host Marcia Franklin talks with Dr. Abraham Verghese about his latest blockbuster novel, The Covenant of Water. The epic, which includes a mystery at its core, covers more than 70 years in the intertwined lives of families in the Indian state of Kerala. Verghese discusses the ties the story has to his own family history and shares his joy of writing.
Originally Aired: 12/01/2023
The interview is part of the series “Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference” and was taped at the 2023 conference. Since 1995, the conference has been bringing together some of the world’s most well-known and illuminating authors to discuss literature and life.