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Podcast: New Books in Literary Studies
Episode: 9.1 Novels are Like Elephants: Ken Liu and Rose Casey (SW)
Description: Itâs a bit surprising to hear a writer known for building worlds that incorporate deep historical research and elaborate technological details extol the virtues of play, but Ken Liu tells critic Rose Casey and host Sarah Wasserman that if âyour idea of heaven doesnât include play, then Iâm not sure itâs a heaven people want to go to.â It turns out that Kenâacclaimed translator and author of the âsilkpunkâ epic fantasy series Dandelion Dynasty and the award-winning short story collection The Paper Menagerieâis deeply serious about play. Speaking about play as the key to technological progress...