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13 Nov 2024 Conversations with Tyler Neal Stephenson on History, Spycraft, and American-Soviet Parallels
“Do you think there were other American fiction writers who’ve succeeded in capturing something of the Soviet experience? I think of Norman Mailer’s Oswald book, which I think is quite good.”
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- Tyler Cowen
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- 13 Nov 2024
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Yes. I’m sure I know that one. It’s slim pickings, I think, overall. Do you think there were other American fiction writers who’ve succeeded in capturing something of the Soviet experience? I think of Norman Mailer’s Oswald book, which I think is quite good. It’s going to be my favorite Norman Mailer. Not many examples, but I like what you did with it. Oh, thanks. Thanks. I was just listening to The Rest Is History podcast about the Kennedy assassination, and they do a segment on the Oswald stint in the Soviet Union. DeLillo writes about it too. But no, I’m sure it exists, but I’m too poorly read to know about it.…
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