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  <title>...with Guy Gavriel Kay (Ep. 84)</title>
  <description>Guy Gavriel Kay is a bestselling, world-renowned author whose works have been translated into over 30 languages. Originally from western Canada, Guy practiced law, developed a radio series with the CBC, and even assisted Christopher Tolkien with the editing of his father JRR Tolkien's The Silmarillion, before becoming established as a fantasy writer. Ben is in Toronto to chat with Guy about writing, creativity, the intersection of art and power, and even the vagaries of pricing single malt whiskey. More About the Guest Guy Gavriel Kay is the international bestselling author of many novels and a book of poetry. He has been awarded the International Goliardos Prize for his work in literature of the fantastic and won the World Fantasy Award for Ysabel in 2008. In 2014, Kay was named to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour. His books include&amp;amp;nbsp;Tigana,&amp;amp;nbsp;The Lions of Al-Rassan,&amp;amp;nbsp;Children of Earth and Sky, and most recently,&amp;amp;nbsp;A Brightness Long Ago. Learn more about Guy and his books, or follow him on Twitter (@guygavrielkay). Mentioned in this Episode  San Gimignano, a walled Italian town known for its medieval towers, often called the &amp;quot;Manhattan of the Middle Ages&amp;quot; An Interview with John le Carré in the&amp;amp;nbsp;Paris Review, 1997 Edward Greenspan, renowned Canadian defence lawyer Bill Hammond, New Zealand artist (mentioned mistakenly in the conversation as John) &amp;quot;Mr. Tambourine Man&amp;quot;, a song written by Bob Dylan, 1965 Andy Patton, Canadian painter, critic and scholar based in Toronto Euripides, Sophocles and Aristophanes, playwrights in the ancient Greek theatre Lysistrata, an ancient Greek play written by Aristophanes The Irishman, film directed by Martin Scorsese, 2019 Margaret Mead, 20th century anthropologist The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone, a book by Philip Fernbach and Steven Sloman. Also check out Episode 24 of this podcast, about the book.  The Quote of the Week &amp;quot;How we remember changes how we have lived. Time runs both ways. We make stories of our lives.&amp;quot; - From Under Heaven&amp;amp;nbsp;by Guy Gavriel Kay </description>
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