Strout, Elizabeth: *1956

Information by Elizabeth Strout

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    Terror and Tenderness in 'Suite Francaise'. NPR Radio; July 18, 2006
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  • Elizabeth Strout talks about the relation between author and reader. SwissEduc. Provincetown, MA; June 10, 2006
  • Conversation with Elena Ferrante: "It is the pressure between the lines of the text, and the pressure rising up from under the text, and the pressure that is running above the text, that gives the writing its meaning." The Guardian; March 5, 2022
  • Elizabeth Strout describes what drives her writing: "When I write, I try to stay within the character of the character. I spend so much time with each one and focus so much on them that they become very, very real to me." El Paìs; July 29, 2023