Rita Bullwinkel & Elisa Shua Dusapin: In the Ring

Two new novels drop us into extraordinary worlds. In Rita Bullwinkel’s 2024 Booker-longlisted Headshot, the eight best teenage girl boxers in the United States step into the ring to fight for their futures. A costume designer arrives in Russia to dress acrobats in Elisa Shua Dusapin’s Vladivostok Circus. Join Bullwinkel and Dusapin as they talk with Tice Cin about the beauty, competitive spirit, and brutality of their novels’ settings.

Supported by Institut français du Royaume-Uni.

Categories: Fiction

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