The Sri Lankan-born Australian author writes with fierce intelligence about race, class and immigration in her multi-award-winning novel, The Life to Come. She joined Eleanor in 2019 for this conversation.

The Sri Lankan-born Australian author writes with fierce intelligence about race, class and immigration in her multi-award-winning novel, The Life to Come. She joined Eleanor in 2019 for this conversation.

The Sri Lankan-born Australian&nbsp;author&nbsp;writes with fierce intelligence about race, class and immigration in her multi-award-winning novel, The Life to Come. She joined Eleanor in 2019 for this conversation.

Michelle de Kretser probes the human heart with insight and wit in her novel, The Life to Come

<p>When the book ends, the conversation begins. Mattea Roach speaks with writers who have something to say about their work, the world and our place in it. You’ll always walk away with big questions to ponder and new books to read.</p>

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When the book ends, the conversation begins. Mattea Roach speaks with writers who have something to say about their work, the world and our place in it. You’ll always walk away with big questions to ponder and new books to read.

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Michelle de Kretser probes the human heart with insight and wit in her novel, The Life to Come

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