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Gabfest Reads: How Tana French Uses Genre Tropes to Tell Great Human Stories

Gabfest Reads: How Tana French Uses Genre Tropes to Tell Great Human Stories

The author’s new book The Hunter is another in a long line of great Tana French crime novels. But for French, the mystery structure has always been a means to an end.

Political Gabfest · Slate Podcasts

March 16, 202426m 24s

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Show Notes

Emily Bazelon talks with author Tana French about her new book, The Hunter. They discuss the different perspectives French uses throughout her books, how French happened into writing mysteries, writing as an outsider to Ireland, and more.


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