Antoine Wilson is the author of three fine novels, including The Interloper and Panorama City, and his latest book, Mouth to Mouth, is about a man who rescuscitates a stranger on the beach in Santa Monica, but afterwards can’t resist intruding on the saved man’s life.
We talk about the unreliable nature of narrative, but for the first ten minutes we also discuss the L.A. wildfires and surfing, so if you don’t want to hear about that please skip to 9:30, where you can hear Antoine explain the personal sources of Mouth to Mouth, if he can be trusted. We chat about writers we like (W.G. Sebald, Patrick Modiano), and, at the end, some bonus material — tips for young writers!
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Resources:
Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson
An essay by Antoine on “the pleasures of the teetering stack,” at LitHub
Antoine’s website
Radio Free Mike website (off Substack)
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