Sam Lipsyte and David C. Dougherty on Stanley Elkin

Despite being a critical darling of his era, Elkin's novels and short stories never achieved the popular success of peers such as Saul Bellow. Elkin's biographer, Dougherty (Shouting Down the Silence), and fellow darkly comic character crafter Lipsyte talk about the life and work of this generally underappreciated writer.