Read This: The Imaginary Village of Niall Williams
April 19, 2025
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Episode 1538 · April 19, 2025
Read This: The Imaginary Village of Niall Williams
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<p>Over four decades Niall Williams has made a name for himself as one of Ireland’s leading novelists. In his latest novel, <em>Time of the Child</em>, Niall returns to the fictional village of Faha, in west Ireland, the setting of his previous book, <em>This Is Happiness</em>. <em>Time of the Child</em> centres on the notion of familial love, and as he explains to Michael in this week’s episode, Niall couldn’t have written it without becoming a grandfather himself.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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