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cover of episode Virtual memories live in 'The Candy House'

Virtual memories live in 'The Candy House'

2022/4/18
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It's already pretty hard to tell what's really real when it comes to social media. But Jennifer Egan takes it one step further in her latest novel* The Candy House* where people can upload their actual memories, and let other people live in theirs. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of *A Visit from the Goon Squad *talked with NPR's Leila Fadel on Morning Edition about what it means to be "authentic."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)