All posts tagged Ben Lerner

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An unnamed former student travels Providence to interview his 90ish professor, Thomas, for a magazine article. The narrator’s recording device (an iPhone) breaks just before the interview begins, but he does not reveal this to the professor. The professor (whom the narrator knows having been his student more than 40 years ago) banters on many subjects, some that diverge quickly into other subjects, only to circle back to asking if the recording device is on. At times, Thomas refers to...

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