Fri. 12:06 – Across several months in 1927, Jun’ichiro Tanizaki and Ryunosuke Akutagawa engaged in a great debate about what drives fiction: plot or structure. 09/17/2021.

Each had his camp — and attempted to win the argument with their works (with some unintended counterpoints). Other writers, subtly or explicitly, have continued the dispute. This week, Leigh Rich, P. T. Bridgeport, and Dr. C (Carol Andrews) add in their own two cents … with additional examples along the way. This episode is the first in a new L2L series of “Great Debates in Literature.” Listen to WRUU 107.5 FM in Savannah and globally @ wruu.org.