25: An American Abroad: Deborah Landau and Mathangi Subramanian on Expat Writing

In this episode, poet Deborah Landau and novelist Mathangi Subramanian talk to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about their writing lives as Americans abroad. From exploring Paris's rich expat literary history to witnessing the diversity of slums in India, Landau and Subramanian discuss what they found when they began writing in unfamiliar places.

Guests:Deborah LandauMathangi Subramanian

Readings for the Episode:Deborah LandauOrchideliriumThe Last Usable HourThe Uses of the BodySoft Targets

Mathangi SubramanianA People’s History of HeavenThe Day My Outrage Went Viral, Zora Magazine, Aug. 2Picturing Change photography project (Greeshma Patel)

Others:A Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayBehind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine BooHow To Write About Africa by Binyavanga Wainaina, Granta

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