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From KQED.

Writer George Saunders joins us now.

His new book is called The Swim in the Pond and the Rain and takes a close look at seven classic 19th century Russian short stories that grew out of a class he's taught for a long time now

on Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy and Gogol, as a creative writing professor at Syracuse University.

He also, in the book, approaches the work with a writer's curiosity.

And I'm quoting him, the aim of this book is mainly diagnostic.

He writes, if a story drew us in, kept us reading, made us feel respected, how did it do that?

And it's a kind of master class,class really and from a masterful writer and a writer whom I have

a great deal of personal admiration for and George, good to have you back on Forum. Welcome.

Hi Michael, good to be with you again. How are you doing? I'm doing okay considering this

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