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Eric Nguyen, author of "Things We Lost to the Water"

Eric Nguyen, author of "Things We Lost to the Water"

Update: 2022-07-04
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Eric Nguyen's debut novel, Things We Lost to the Water, was one of President Obama's favorite books of 2021. It's recently out in paperback.

Eric joined Marrie Stone to talk about understanding his own history through the lens of fiction, how he came to know his characters, writing about a well-known city in a new light, how bilingualism serves his fiction, and so much more.

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(Recorded on June 24, 2022) 

 
Music and sound design by Travis Barrett


Barbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com

Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com

Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com

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