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Nathan Englander: “kaddish.com”
Manage episode 239513252 series 1082736
Nathan Englander, whose latest novel is “kaddish.com,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.
The author of two other novels, including “Ministry of Special Cases,” and two acclaimed short story collections, “For the Relief of Unbearable Urges” and “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank” talks about his latest book, which deals with the intersection of religion and technology, as a religious Jew who can’t bring himself to say Kaddish for his late father every day contracts with an on-line company that will do it for him.
The post Nathan Englander: “kaddish.com” appeared first on KPFA.
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Manage episode 239513252 series 1082736
Nathan Englander, whose latest novel is “kaddish.com,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky.
The author of two other novels, including “Ministry of Special Cases,” and two acclaimed short story collections, “For the Relief of Unbearable Urges” and “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank” talks about his latest book, which deals with the intersection of religion and technology, as a religious Jew who can’t bring himself to say Kaddish for his late father every day contracts with an on-line company that will do it for him.
The post Nathan Englander: “kaddish.com” appeared first on KPFA.
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