{"id":78375,"date":"2015-12-13T14:06:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T12:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=78375"},"modified":"2015-12-13T14:06:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-13T12:06:51","slug":"george-saunders-on-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=78375","title":{"rendered":"George Saunders: On Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/143732791\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"George Saunders: On Story\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn this rare appearance as a documentary subject, George Saunders reveals the pitfalls of bad storytelling and explains the openness and generosity required to breath life into great characters. 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