{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/683590e6998551779f24f8f3/699d77eae3f0d89ce20d9bf6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Francis Spufford: Nonesuch","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/683590e6998551779f24f8f3/1771927456137-ee1f6bcb-4da6-4e86-aac9-fe51795ae895.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>My guest this week is Francis Spufford, whose fabulous new novel&nbsp;<em>Nonesuch</em>&nbsp;is a fantasy adventure set during the Blitz containing magical Nazis, nerdy TV techs&nbsp;and honest-to-goodness angels. He tells me about fantasy world-building and historical research, the pleasures and pitfalls of writing a female protagonist, why C S Lewis is as influential as Tolkien — and supersizing Dr Manhattan.</p><p><br></p><p>You can read Philip Hensher's review of <em>Nonesuch</em> <a href=\"https://spectator.com/article/blitz-spirits-nonesuch-by-francis-spufford-reviewed/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Spectator"}