January 12, 2016 at 10:42 am

Author George Saunders On Storytelling

by twistedsifter

 

In this rare appearance as a documentary subject, George Saunders reveals the pitfalls of bad storytelling and explains the openness and generosity required to breathe life into great characters.

The film offers a direct look at the process by which he is able to take a single mundane sentence and infuse it with the distinct blend of depth, compassion, and outright magic that are the trademarks of his most powerful work.

 

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