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Rachel Kushner’s latest novel Creation Lake, a French noir eco-espionage thriller, was an instant New York Times bestseller, shortlisted for the Booker, and hailed as a blend of John le Carré’s intrigue with the wit of Kill Bill and the style of Killing Eve.
It’s the latest in a career that has dazzled her fans - whether she is taking on the art and radicalism in 1970s New York (The Flamethrowers), the horrors of the US carceral system (The Mars Room) or American expatriates caught up in the Cuban revolution (Telex from Cuba).
Find out how this author creates stories and characters that always feel so brilliantly and bracingly alive.
This event was recorded live at Sydney Opera House on 9 March 2025.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Rachel Kushner’s latest novel Creation Lake, a French noir eco-espionage thriller, was an instant New York Times bestseller, shortlisted for the Booker, and hailed as a blend of John le Carré’s intrigue with the wit of Kill Bill and the style of Killing Eve.
It’s the latest in a career that has dazzled her fans - whether she is taking on the art and radicalism in 1970s New York (The Flamethrowers), the horrors of the US carceral system (The Mars Room) or American expatriates caught up in the Cuban revolution (Telex from Cuba).
Find out how this author creates stories and characters that always feel so brilliantly and bracingly alive.
This event was recorded live at Sydney Opera House on 9 March 2025.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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