About this episode

The episode reviews Daniel Mason's 'Country People', highlighting its unique portrayal of rural New England.

"Country People" is not a rehash of "North Woods," but it exists in a similar magical universe.

People in this episode

Host: KMUW

Topics covered

• rural life
• fiction
• literature
• absurdism
• New England

Keywords

• Daniel Mason
• Country People
• North Woods
• rural New England
• fiction
• literature
• absurd

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Country People, North Woods

Places: New England

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