Emily St John Mandel: ‘When half the electorate disagrees on basic reality, how do you come back from that?’

<p>Her hit novel Station Eleven seemed to predict the pandemic, now the novelist is tackling the future of the US. She talks about chance, world-building and experiencing a ‘tiny bit’ of clairvoyance</p><p>When Emily St John Mandel was a child she had a dream that would stay with h