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André Alexis Reads Italo Calvino
August 5, 2022·52 min·5 clips
André Alexis explains how he's using Calvino's deep structures to craft his own novel.
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Alexis's Calvino reading turns a prison hallway into a quiet, pitiless procession toward death.
Andre Alexis's Calvino selection narrows its force to a prison hallway, where Diego watches Michele take in the news that his wife has come, that she is crying downstairs, and that something long feared has become inevitable.
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