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Rumaan Alam on Class, Desire, and Dread

Rumaan Alam on Class, Desire, and Dread

Update: 2024-09-25
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Rumaan Alam is the author of four novels. He broke out in 2020 with his New York Times best-selling novel Leave the World Behind. This week Michael sits down with Rumaan for a conversation about his latest novel, Entitlement, and they discuss class, desire, and the influence of Sylvia Plath.


Reading list:

Rich and Pretty, Rumaan Alam, 2016 

That Kind of Mother, Rumaan Alam, 2018

Leave the World Behind, Rumaan Alam, 2020

Entitlement, Rumaan Alam, 2024


Intermezzo, Sally Rooney, 2024


You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 


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Guest: Rumaan Alam

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Rumaan Alam on Class, Desire, and Dread

Rumaan Alam on Class, Desire, and Dread

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