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Podcast: De Balie
Episode: In Conversation with Paul Murray on The Bee Sting
Description: With his compelling family saga The Bee Sting (nominated for the Booker Prize), Irish author Paul Murray broke through to a wider audience. Through the portraits of four family members, Murray explores the rise and fall of social status and the stifling atmosphere of a small rural village, all set against the backdrop of a crumbling Ireland.With Murray, we discuss blending tragedy with humor, capturing the absurdity of modern life, and analyzing society through the lens of the family novel.Paul Murray (1975) is the author of An Evening of Long Goodbyes (shortlisted for the Whitb...