Elizabeth Strout: 'There’s something emotionally truthful about my characters'

Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN Elizabeth Strout weaves deceptively simple stories of small-town America that explore human relationships and reveal universal truths. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Olive Kitteridge" to "My name is Lucy Barton", Strout has a flair for creating authentic, uncannily lifelike protagonists. She speaks to us about tackling the issue of social class in the US and how the humble sentence is the key to her literary style. http://www.france24.com/en/taxonomy/e... Visit our website: http://www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook:   / france24.english   Follow us on Twitter:   / france24_en