E-15 - THE CUTTLEFISH by Chris Tharp
About this episode
Chris Tharp discusses his novel The Cuttlefish, set in a fictional East Asian prison.
Busan-based author Chris Tharp chats with John about The Cuttlefish , his hilarious novel set in the fictional East Asian island nation of Sukhan. The protagonist, an American called Zach, finds himself in Sukhan’s toughest prison: National Correctional Facility Number 4, nicknamed “the Cuttlefish.” That might sound bleak but this story is a huge amount of fun. Listen and learn what the the author and the main character have in common – and whether the miraculous gayabonga is an actual Korean delicacy.
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