Dutch author Gerda Blees speaks with host Andrew Singer about her novel, We Are Light, and related issues of fasting, meditation, and death, as well as some cultural comparisons in Europe, and where we’re at in this cultural moment all together. This episode features a generous (12-minute) reading from the novel by the author, in English translation by Michele Hutchison.

We are Light will be available in English from World Editions in August, 2023.

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