"An Apocalyptic Perspective" ITF Read: Station Eleven (2014 novel)

Emily St. John Mandel's post-apocalyptic novel breaks from genre norms to tell an intricately crafted tale about a troupe of Shakespearean actors performing years after a deadly global pandemic. In episode 214, Luke & James talk about what it's like to read a novel like this during the days of COVID-19, whether or not this book should be called science fiction, how you can "write what you know" and still tackle things you have never experienced before, and what we might be able to better judge about modern life from the other side of societal collapse. SPOILERS BEGIN: 34:36 Join them next week for their discussion of the first five episodes of the HBO Max adaptation by Patrick Somerville!   Buy Station Eleven at Ink to Film's bookshop: www.bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm Become a Patron for hours of exclusive content & more: www.patreon.com/inktofilm Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram (@inktofilm) Home Base: inktofilm.com Intro Music: "Wasteland" by Ross Bugden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eAalHA1bAc