John Burnside & Jón Kalman Stefánsson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

Award-winning poet and novelist John Burnside and acclaimed Icelandic novelist Jón Kalman Stefánsson got together with interviewer Daniel Hahn to talk about their new books and explore why contemporary writers turn to the stuff of legend for inspiration.

John Burnside ‘“The power of the visible is the invisible"
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John Burnside ‘“The power of the visible is the invisible"

Writer Jón Kalman Stefánsson: Poetry Makes Prose Deeper | Louisiana Channel
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Writer Jón Kalman Stefánsson: Poetry Makes Prose Deeper | Louisiana Channel

Beszélgetés két izlandi világsztárral 🇮🇸 |  Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir és Jón Kalman Stefánsson
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Beszélgetés két izlandi világsztárral 🇮🇸 | Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir és Jón Kalman Stefánsson

John Burnside reads from 'All One Breath'
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John Burnside reads from 'All One Breath'

Harold Bloom interview on "The Western Canon" (1994)
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Harold Bloom interview on "The Western Canon" (1994)

Filit 2018 - Întâlnire cu Jón Kalman Stefánsson
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Filit 2018 - Întâlnire cu Jón Kalman Stefánsson

MAČ 2022 — Klub Geysir / Jón Kalman Stefánsson
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MAČ 2022 — Klub Geysir / Jón Kalman Stefánsson

Trump Sends Vance to Concede to Iran & Reflecting Pool Is Filled with Corruption | The Daily Show
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Trump Sends Vance to Concede to Iran & Reflecting Pool Is Filled with Corruption | The Daily Show

Festivaleröffnung: John Burnside - On Disappearing and Re-Emerging, mit T. Maljartschuk, G. Molinari
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Festivaleröffnung: John Burnside - On Disappearing and Re-Emerging, mit T. Maljartschuk, G. Molinari

“I'm writing words as well as music with language.” | Jón Kalman Stefánsson | Louisiana Channel
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“I'm writing words as well as music with language.” | Jón Kalman Stefánsson | Louisiana Channel

Writing Advice Every Writer Should Hear (Anne Lamott Interview)
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Writing Advice Every Writer Should Hear (Anne Lamott Interview)

Theater Talk: David Hare and Stephen Daldry on "Skylight"
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Theater Talk: David Hare and Stephen Daldry on "Skylight"

L'uomo venuto dai fiordi. Intervista a Jón Kalman Stefánsson
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L'uomo venuto dai fiordi. Intervista a Jón Kalman Stefánsson

📖 Behind the books - Jón Kalman Stefánsson
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📖 Behind the books - Jón Kalman Stefánsson

John Burnside: As freedom is a breakfastfood: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Haplessness
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John Burnside: As freedom is a breakfastfood: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Haplessness

Harvard Professor Explains The Rules of Writing — Steven Pinker
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Harvard Professor Explains The Rules of Writing — Steven Pinker

How liberals monetized trauma | Catherine Liu on Marx, Trump, and identity politics
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How liberals monetized trauma | Catherine Liu on Marx, Trump, and identity politics

Interview with John Burnside
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Interview with John Burnside

How Proctor’s texts in Karen Read lawsuit could free dangerous criminals
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How Proctor’s texts in Karen Read lawsuit could free dangerous criminals

John Burnside ‘The Bat Poet: Children and Animals in the Poetry of Randall Jarrell
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John Burnside ‘The Bat Poet: Children and Animals in the Poetry of Randall Jarrell