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On Thursday night I spent the evening with a delightful group of people at the 

The event was hosted by GRANTA literary magazine, and I was joined by authors Marlon James and Susan Power, as well as human rights professor and activist Barbara Frey.

, which features an array of memoir, fiction, journalism and poetry all in some way taking on the lasting consequences of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The following morning, GRANTA editor John Freeman was 

, as they discussed both how literature has been shaped by 9/11, and also how it has shaped our understanding of the event. They were joined by novelist Jess Walter, whose book "The Zero" was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award.

You can listen to their conversation by clicking on the audio link below:

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How have the events of 9/11 shaped contemporary literature? How has literature shaped our understanding of those events?

Life and literature after 9/11

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