Mark West discussed Jimmy Carter’s rich literary legacy

Source: WFAE

Mark West, professor of English and co-editor of the book “The Literary Legacy of Jimmy Carter,” joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry to discuss the recently released work.

According to West, Carter had a lot to say, and he wanted to be able to say it in the level of complexity that reflected his thought process. One of the problems when you’re relying on giving speeches is that you can’t do nuance. And Jimmy Carter always wanted to do nuance. So, a book gave him the space to express his full range of ideas on the various topics that he decided to write about.

Read more at https://www.wfae.org/arts-culture/2025-01-06/another-side-of-jimmy-carter-was-his-rich-literary-legacy.