Podcast: Ep226: How Curses Function in Literature

January 11, 2019•The New York Times

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Julian Lucas talks about the role of curses in contemporary African literature, and Abby Ellin discusses "Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married."

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