Francis Spufford on faith, fantasy and the craft of fiction

About this episode

Georgina Godwin interviews Francis Spufford about his writing journey and latest novel set during the Blitz.

Georgina Godwin is joined by renowned writer Francis Spufford. They discuss his early days at Chatto & Windus, his wrangles with sceptics and latest novel, ‘Nonesuch’, which is set in London during the Blitz. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Georgina Godwin

Guest: Francis Spufford

Topics covered

• faith
• fantasy
• craft of fiction
• writing
• literature

Keywords

• Francis Spufford
• Nonesuch
• Chatto & Windus
• Blitz
• fiction
• writing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chatto & Windus

Books & works: Nonesuch

Places: London

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