What Elizabeth Gilbert's publication delay reveals about the ethics of writing fiction
The bestselling author of Eat Pray Love is delaying publication of her latest novel after facing a backlash from some Ukrainians who said it's the wrong time to put the novel — which is set in Russia — into the world. Authors Jen Sookfong Lee and Laisha Rosnau unpack the real-world ethical dilemmas facing fiction writers today.
The bestselling author's latest novel, The Snow Forest, is set in Soviet Siberia in the 1950s
Elizabeth Gilbert, the bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, is delaying publication of her latest novel after facing a backlash from some Ukrainians who said it's the wrong time to put the novel — which is set in Russia — into the world.
Authors Jen Sookfong Lee and Laisha Rosnau unpack Gilbert's decision, and get into the real-world ethical dilemmas facing fiction writers today.
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Panel produced by Jess Low.