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2. Atrocity, time, and the novel

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We live in a world with a long history of atrocity -- from the colonization of the Americas to the Japanese massacre at Nanking. Our guest Bruce Robbins is curious about how these past atrocities show up in novels. In our conversation today, he focuses on how the novel plays with time. By paying attention to these shifting timelines, Bruce suggests readers can begin to imagine a more just future.

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