Liesl Schillinger
The Thing About France
English - May 03, 2019 23:15 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 170 ratingsBooks Arts Visual Arts arts france french politics culture interview literature music society Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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I met Liesl Schillinger, the literary critic and translator, 11 years ago. I had just been appointed as a negotiator for France at the UN Security Council in New York. As a critic for The New York Times, she was invited to every book party in town, and she generously took me to every one. Here we talked about translation (4:55), French books (13:54), and secret recommendations for visiting France (19:58). She also surprised me by declaring her love for the most unexpected French singer (21:17).