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Sam Lipsyte on 'Hark'
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English - March 12, 2019 16:00 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsBooks Arts writers book books craft fishbach literary literature novels writing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Sam Lipsyte joins Stephen to discuss his new novel 'Hark.'
In an America convulsed by political upheaval, cultural discord, environmental collapse, and spiritual confusion, many folks are searching for peace, salvation, and—perhaps most immediately—just a little damn focus. Enter Hark Morner, an unwitting guru whose technique of “Mental Archery”—a combination of mindfulness, mythology, fake history, yoga, and, well, archery—is set to captivate the masses and raise him to near-messiah status.