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EPISODE · Feb 3, 2021 · 40 MIN

The Book Club: Shalom Auslander on tragedy, Anne Frank and cannibalism

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In this week’s Book Club podcast Sam Leith is joined by one of the funniest writers working today. Shalom Auslander’s new novel is Mother For Dinner, which is set in perhaps the most oppressed minority community in the world. He talks to Sam about cannibalism, identity politics, his beef with tragedy... and an extremely high-risk prayer at the Wailing Wall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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