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Dec 2023
42m 34s

Sebastian Faulks with Nihal Arthanayake

PENGUIN BOOKS UK
About this episode

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Nihal Arthanayake is joined by national treasure and bestselling author, Sebastian Faulks.


Together they they discuss the tweet that helped inspire his latest book, The Seventh Son, his thoughts on imposter Syndrome and humility, the influence of George Orwell on his political outlook, and a magical riverbank he discovered in France. 


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