Ann Patchett is a storyteller of uncompromising perception. Her novels include The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Bel Canto, Run, State of Wonder and Commonwealth. In The Dutch House, Patchett “traces acts of cruelty and kindness through three generations of a family over fifty years.” On this episode, Patchett shares “two things that happened” inspiring the various themes from The Dutch House, her road to becoming a multi-award winning author (including PEN/Faulkner Award), and life as co-owner of the independent Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee. This episode of The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan was recorded at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida.g

Host: Mitchell Kaplan

Producer: Carmen Lucas

Editor: Lithub Radio

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