Writers reflect on the vacation reading or yesteryear. You find out about Ester Freud’s beach days, which were long enough to allow an entire devouring of Anna Karenina. Also, hear what it’s like to concentrate on Proust in a hostel abroad—because some of the most formative literary experiences happen on vacation.
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