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Once I found the voice and the mode of the narrative, I could just PLAY — Shubha Sunder tells the story of Optional Practical Training
Manage episode 470972238 series 3536467
Shubha Sunder talks about:
Constructing a narrative through the things that people say to the main character
Characterization as a "portrait in the negative"
Writing through divorce and Covid lockdown
Writing from an immigrant perspective and immigration as a step in one's path to becoming an artist
Characters as caricatures and the ways some caricature can strengthen a narrative
How long it took for 'the gate to open' for Ursula LeGuin's writing
76 episodes
Manage episode 470972238 series 3536467
Shubha Sunder talks about:
Constructing a narrative through the things that people say to the main character
Characterization as a "portrait in the negative"
Writing through divorce and Covid lockdown
Writing from an immigrant perspective and immigration as a step in one's path to becoming an artist
Characters as caricatures and the ways some caricature can strengthen a narrative
How long it took for 'the gate to open' for Ursula LeGuin's writing
76 episodes
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