Phillip Gourevitch - pt2

The esteemed editor of The Paris Review, Philip Gourevitch discusses the magazine's position as one of the great iconic literary publications. See him divulge behind-the-scenes stories about some of the world's greatest writers who he has interviewed for The Review in these filmed highlights of his 2007 event.

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