Lydia Millet: "Mermaids in Paradise"

Lydia Millet redefines “comedy of errors” in her genrebending satire of a tropical honeymoon hijacked by mermaids, kidnappers, and mercenaries. The Pulitzer Prize finalist discusses her hilarious new novel with writer and Festival regular Sara Levine.

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