Family Misfortunes and the Past’s Patterns: An Interview With Gabi Gleichmann

“I think writers should kill someone and go to jail. Then they will have a real experience to write about,” jokes author Gabi Gleichmann over a glass of champagne. Gleichmann recently visited New York from Oslo, where he lives with his wife and sons. We shared a cheese plate, bottle of wine and Gleicmann chatted with me about his debut novel The Elixir of Immortality (Other Press). Focusing on a historical Jewish family full of shame and silence, the Spinozas, […]

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