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Why do ancient myths still hold the answers to our modern anxieties? When faced with inexplicable grief or the incomprehensible scale of modern war, where does rationality fail us? Can the stories of our past save our future?
My guest today is Yann Martel, the internationally acclaimed author best known for his Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi and weaving philosophy, imagination, and profound h ...
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Yann Martel, Son of Nobody, Life of Pi, Booker Prize, Iran, war, grief, lose, The Creative Process, The Iliad, Greek Myths, storytelling, magical thinking, translation, philosophy, literature
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