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Join me as I chat with Lilianne Milgrom, author of L’Origine, an intriguing novel about the creation and history of L’Origine du Monde by Gustave Courbet, one of the world’s most provocative paintings.

Highlights:

• Why Courbet's L'Origine du Monde is still raising eyebrows after 150 years
• The effect of the painting on Lilianne
• Gustave Courbet and realism
• How reactions to L'Origine du Monde are like those to a Rorschach test
• Is the painting odious or empowering?
• The Paris Commune of 1870 and its role in L'Origine
• A reading from the novel
• Advice for authors

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View L'Origine du Monde at the Musée d'Orsay.

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Lilianne Milgrom's Website

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Music Credits
Intro: Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson
Ad: Celtic Calypso, performed by Lunar Adventures; composed by Gregg Simpson

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