“Two Scorched Men” is a short story that draws from characters and places in Atwood’s own life, and is a semi-autobiographical tale about the author’s time in Provence. At its center is a friendship between two very different and eccentric men whose lives were transformed by World War II and by personal tragedy. The story is a tribute to the power of connection and resilience and is as funny and affectionate as it is unsentimental about what it means to be human.
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Atwood is joined in conversation by Holly Firfer.