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Eleanor Catton discusses Birnam Wood, plotted novels and psychological immersion

“New Zealanders are so used to occupying a position globally where they are not morally culpable. If this book provokes anything, I want it to provoke that conversation”
Eleanor Catton © Murdo MacLeod
Eleanor Catton © Murdo MacLeod
Eleanor Catton returns with Birnam Wood a decade after Booker Prize-winner The Luminaries—and it’s equally thrilling.

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