Ali Hassan Brings Home the Bacon -- and the Joy
Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast · Linda Morra
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Show Notes
Is there Bacon in Heaven? Maybe – but there’s certainly bacon on earth, Ali Hassan reminds us, and he enjoys it—and he doesn’t mean it simply literally either. In his new book--a memoir titled Is There Bacon in Heaven? (Simon & Schuster) -- he looks at what is good here on earth and how to locate those moments of goodness—in addition to those of humour and comedy and joy. In this interview, Linda and he talk about the fundamentals of his memoir, the boundaries of comedy, and the power of humour—to restore relationships and connect us meaningfully to others.
Some of the topics we broach?:
- 9/11 and crossing the border;
- the purposes of comedy;
- the difference between writing for the page and for the stage.
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