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Emma Copley Eisenberg discusses her short-story collection 'Fat Swim' and the issue of fatphobia in contemporary fiction with critic Jennifer Wilson.

The novelist Emma Copley Eisenberg discusses her short-story collection “Fat Swim,” and the fatphobia she finds in contemporary fiction, with the critic Jennifer Wilson.

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Guest: Emma Copley Eisenberg

Topics covered

• fatphobia
• literature
• contemporary fiction
• short stories
• cultural criticism

Keywords

• fatphobia
• literature
• Emma Copley Eisenberg
• Jennifer Wilson
• short stories
• cultural criticism

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Books & works: Fat Swim

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