About this episode

Chloe Hadjimatheou discusses the classification of the bestseller 'The Salt Path' as potentially fitting better in fiction.

Chloe Hadjimatheou of the Observer looked into a beloved, million-selling bestseller, The Salt Path, and found the book arguably fit the 'fiction' shelves better.

People in this episode

Guest: Paul Foot

Topics covered

• book analysis
• fiction vs non-fiction
• literary critique
• best-selling books
• author insights

Keywords

• The Salt Path
• Chloe Hadjimatheou
• Paul Foot
• book classification
• fiction
• non-fiction
• literary analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Salt Path

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