47 min

1.10 David James Duncan (part one: On solitude, sacrifice, and the salvation of short-form The Freeflow Podcast

    • Arts

After 15 years in the making, David James Duncan's third novel, the 1200-page marvel Sun House, is nearly poised to make its entrance into the world. Producer Rick White caught up with David last year to discuss the evolution of his writing life; structure and solitude; education and fishing; and his decision to never write a long book again. Also, David reads, through tears and to the wingbeats of a pileated woodpecker, the first pages of Sun House.

After 15 years in the making, David James Duncan's third novel, the 1200-page marvel Sun House, is nearly poised to make its entrance into the world. Producer Rick White caught up with David last year to discuss the evolution of his writing life; structure and solitude; education and fishing; and his decision to never write a long book again. Also, David reads, through tears and to the wingbeats of a pileated woodpecker, the first pages of Sun House.

47 min

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