Τα καλύτερα Merve Emre podcast (2024)

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Waiting for the Fear with Merve Emre 48:35

21d ago48:35

48:35

Critic Merve Emre joins us to discuss Oğuz Atay's short story collection Waiting for the Fear, newly translated from Turkish by Ralph Hubbell. These eight stories, inflected with humor and dread, deal with characters on the margins of society. We talk about the theme of alienation, Atay's relationship to Russian literature, and why so many of the s…

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With Renata Adler 1:02:29

6d ago1:02:29

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Author, journalist, and critic Renata Adler joins us in person for a discussion of her novels Speedboat and Pitch Dark, both reprinted as NYRB Classics. We also talk about her career in journalism, reactions to criticism, and thoughts on persona.Από τον Dylan Cuellar, Kassia Oset

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Teaser: Melville, Wharton, and the Perils of Pilgrimage 4:12

13d ago4:12

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In this episode, we break from our usual format and discuss a recent "literary" road trip through New England. We share our thoughts on the Moby-Dick-centrism of Herman Melville's Arrowhead and on Edith Wharton's humble writer's retreat The Mount, which could reasonably accomodate a pod of whales, not to mention Henry James, Howard Sturgis, and fri…

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Teaser: The Novel with Steven Moore 7:01

27d ago7:01

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Critic Steven Moore joins us to discuss his two-volume alternative history of the novel. He refutes popular claims that the novel is a European invention and tells us why constant innovation is the form's true tradition. Hear the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84429384 Link to pre-order The Adventures of Lady Egeria: https:…

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São Bernardo with Padma Viswanathan 59:27

1M ago59:27

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Writer and Portuguese translator Padma Viswanathan joins us to discuss her translation of São Bernardo by Graciliano Ramos. The book follows the story of Paulo Honório, an enterprising field hand who goes on to own the land where he once toiled. We talk about finding the narrator's voice, the many layers of irony, and Graciliano's political perspec…

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Teaser: 19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei with Canaan Morse 4:11

1M ago4:11

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Chinese translator Canaan Morse returns to explain how Eliot Weinberger's critical (and often cutting) analysis can help us see classical writing in new ways. Listen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84429384Από τον Dylan Cuellar, Kassia Oset

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Castle Gripsholm by Kurt Tucholsky 52:08

2M ago52:08

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Dylan and Kassia return to discuss Castle Gripsholm written by Kurt Tucholsky and translated from German by Michael Hofmann. The novel tells the story of "the Princess" and her lover on holiday in Sweden. It's a simple summertime fairy tale ... or is it? We talk about metafiction, love and friendship, and the book's sly critique of 1930s Germany. T…

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Teaser: Strange Pilgrims by Gabriel García Márquez 6:02

2M ago6:02

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Dylan and Kassia read Strange Pilgrims, a short story collection suggested by a listener. To hear the full episode, join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84429384Από τον Dylan Cuellar, Kassia Oset

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Belchamber by Howard Sturgis 1:19:43

2M ago1:19:43

1:19:43

Dylan and Kassia discuss Howard Sturgis' 1904 novel Belchamber. It follows the coming of age of Sainty, a not-so-average English boy who prefers needlepoint to riding and Tennyson to girls. We talk about the novel's interweaving of comedy and tragedy, the nature of being a sissy, and, of course, Henry James' famous critiques. If you want to hear ex…

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Christine Smallwood: "Why Do You Do It This Way?" 41:58

2M ago41:58

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Christine Smallwood is the author of La Captive (Fireflies Press, 2024) and the novel The Life of the Mind (Hogarth, 2021), which Time magazine named one of the top ten fiction books of the year. Her essays, reviews, and profiles have been published in Harper’s, The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, Bookforum, and The New York Times Magazin…

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Skeletons in the Closet with Howard A. Rodman 54:25

3M ago54:25

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Screenwriter Howard A. Rodman joins us to discuss Jean-Patrick Manchette's Skeletons in the Closet, translated from French by Alyson Waters. This is a private eye novel set in Paris after the failed revolution of May 68. We talk about Manchette's playfulness with genre, the brutal yet slapstick violence in his books, and his collapse of high-versus…

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Carina del Valle Schorske: "The Tuning Fork in the Ear" 40:33

3M ago40:33

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Carina del Valle Schorske is a writer, translator, and wannabe backup dancer. Her debut essay collection, The Other Island, is forthcoming from Riverhead Books. It was recently awarded a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant. She writes about Caribbean culture, literary politics, diasporic dramas, and the songs she can’t stop singing to herself. Her es…

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Teaser: The Silmarillion with Alex Cuellar 6:00

3M ago6:00

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Tolkien enthusiast Alex Cuellar joins us to discuss The Silmarillion. One of us has to test the limits of our edurance for the fantasy genre. To hear the full episode, sign up to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84429384Από τον Dylan Cuellar, Kassia Oset

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Crystallizing and Unraveling The Now with Novelist Paul Lynch 44:56

3M ago44:56

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Sometimes I find myself in the throes of writing agony. I don’t like the term writers’ block because it implies a certain impermanence. But what is vernacularly referred to as writers’ block, is part and parcel of the creative act itself. Anyone who’s tried to do something creative for an extended period of time can vouch for this. No one can exact…

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The Land Breakers with Chris Via 1:14:38

3M ago1:14:38

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Leaf by Leaf host Chris Via joins us to discuss John Ehle's 1964 novel The Land Breakers. It is a story of love, sacrifice, and survival in an unspoilt Appalachian landscape. We talk about the book's nuanced character development, the violent birthing pangs of early America, plus the similiarities and differences between Ehle's bear hunt and Melvil…

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Maggie Doherty: "The Problem of Other Minds" 49:05

3M ago49:05

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Maggie Doherty is the author of The Equivalents: A Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960s (2020), which won the Marfield Prize for Arts Writing and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Review of Books, the New York Times, and the Natio…

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Teaser: They with Lucy Scholes 3:00

3M ago3:00

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In this clip, we hear about how McNally Editions editor Lucy Scholes came to rediscover English author Kay Dick and her dystopian novel They. To listen to the full conversation, check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84429384Από τον Dylan Cuellar, Kassia Oset

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Talk with Linda Rosenkrantz 28:10

4M ago28:10

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Author Linda Rosenkrantz joins us to discuss her 1968 "reality novel" Talk. In the summer of 65, Rosenkrantz took a tape recorder to the beach and documented her friends' conversations. She later shaped the transcripts from that trip into a sharp, funny, and unusually revealing book. We speak with her about her contrasting experiences with publishi…

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Doreen St. Félix: "Documents of Mundanity" 46:35

4M ago46:35

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Doreen St. Félix has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2017. Previously, she was a culture writer at MTV News. Her writing has appeared in the Times Magazine, New York, Vogue, The Fader, and Pitchfork. St. Félix was named on the Forbes “30 Under 30” media list in 2016. In 2017, she was a finalist for a National Magazine Award for Columns …

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Teaser: The Fringes of Story with Amit Chaudhuri 10:22

4M ago10:22

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Novelist Amit Chaudhuri joins us for a wide-ranging conversation as his first three books (A Strange and Sublime Address, Afternoon Raag, and Freedom Song) are republished as NYRB Classics. We talk about his uneasy relationship with the realist novel, the literary market's distortions of value, and the role place plays in his creative project. To h…

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Teaser: T. H. White with Kate Macdonald 4:37

4M ago4:37

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In this brief clip, publisher Kate Macdonald shares the story of writer T. H. White's most beloved dog, Brownie. In the full episode, we talk about Sylvia Townsend Warner's approach to biography, White's Arthurian cycle, and the unglamorous side of being an author. To listen, join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84429384…

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The Goshawk with Helen Macdonald 52:26

4M ago52:26

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We are joined by author Helen Macdonald to discuss T. H. White's The Goshawk, originally published in 1951. In this conversation, we talk about the devotion required to train a hawk, what one learns during the process, and how White's book haunted our guest. For more on White's biography, join us on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8442…

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Lauren Michele Jackson: "Why Not Memes?" 43:13

4M ago43:13

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Lauren Michele Jackson is an assistant professor of English at Northwestern University and a contributing writer at The New Yorker. She is the author of the essay collection White Negroes and is currently working on a second book, with Amistad Press. She is part of New America’s 2022 class of National Fellows. Recorded March 5, 2024 at the Shapiro …

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Teaser: The Leopard with Patrick Preziosi 5:15

4M ago5:15

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Writer Patrick Preziosi rejoins the show to talk about an Italian favorite: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's The Leopard. In this clip, we talk about the Sicilian prince's strange path to publication and how his other short works illuminate this masterpiece. Listen to the full episode to hear our thoughts on Visconti's film adaptation, Lampedusa's pr…

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Moderan with Bijan Stephen 47:49

5M ago47:49

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Writer Bijan Stephen joins us to discuss David R. Bunch's short story collection Moderan. In Moderan, people replace their "soft parts" with metal and devote their lives to making war. We talk about Bunch's satire of the international order, his wildly innovative use of language, and his commitment to depicting a utopian hellscape. Read Bijan's art…

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Teaser: "Tortured Poets" with Alina Stefanescu 5:59

5M ago5:59

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Poet and writer Alina Stefanescu joins us to discuss her own pantheon of "tortured poets" in the wake of a pop star's adoption of the phrase. Check out Alina's writing here: https://www.alinastefanescuwriter.com/ To hear the full episode, become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84429384Από τον Dylan Cuellar, Kassia Oset

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Teaser: I'm Not Complaining with Nancy Pearl 4:56

5M ago4:56

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After mentioning the book in our Mary Olivier episode, writer and librarian Nancy Pearl returns to discuss Ruth Adam's I'm Not Complaining, one of her favorite Virago Modern Classics. In this clip, Nancy talks about the novel's unique angle on the Great Depression. To hear the complete conversation, become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8…

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Moravagine with Ryan Alexander 1:21:15

5M ago1:21:15

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Writer and co-host of the Vollmannia podcast Ryan Alexander joins us to discuss Moravagine, first published in 1926. The novel was written by Blaise Cendrars (given name: Frédéric-Louis Sauser) and translated from French by Alan Brown. The plot involves a monstrous criminal who, once released from a mental hospital, goes on a worldwide killing spre…

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The Convergence of Food, Memory and Language, with writer Rachel Khong 36:54

5M ago36:54

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I came across a novel that used food as tool for reflection into the life and mind of a few characters. Rachel Khong’s first novel Goodbye Vitamin, is about a woman who moves back home to care for her father, who has started to develop Alzheimer’s. And Khong meditates on this family by refocusing on their daily activities. From cooking to eating, t…

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Teaser: Celia Dale with Andrew Male 2:45

5M ago2:45

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Enjoy this clip from our bonus episode covering Celia Dale's sinister novel A Spring of Love with culture critic Andrew Male. The book is being reprinted by Daunt Books in September and is available for pre-order now. To hear the full conversation, subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84429384…

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Jo Livingstone: "Into the Cave" 38:00

5M ago38:00

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Jo Livingstone is a medieval literature scholar, a critic, and the 2020 National Book Critics Circle recipient of the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing. After receiving a BA in English literature from the University of Oxford and a PhD in medieval literature from New York University, Livingstone went on to write cultural criticism …

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How to Start a Literary Magazine with Anthony Garrett 48:38

6M ago48:38

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In this bonus episode, we speak with writer and editor Anthony Garrett about Atmospheric Quarterly, the new literary magazine he co-founded. Read it here: https://www.atmosphericquarterly.com/Από τον Dylan Cuellar, Kassia Oset

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Moira Donegan: "A Gender Emergency" 49:01

6M ago49:01

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Moira Donegan is writer in residence for the Clayman Institute, where she participates in the intellectual life of the Institute, hosts its artist salon series, teaches a class in feminist, gender, and sexuality studies, and mentors students, while continuing her own projects and writing. Her criticism, essays, and commentary, which cover the inter…

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Season of Migration to the North with Laila Lalami 45:51

6M ago45:51

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Author Laila Lalami joins us to discuss Tayeb Salih's novel Season of Migration to the North translated from Arabic by Denys Johnson-Davies. We talk about the book's postcolonial themes, its treatment of women's roles, and transformation of the Western canon. Read more about our guest's work here: https://lailalalami.com/ Want to support the show? …

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Anahid Nersessian: "The Channeler" 46:52

6M ago46:52

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Anahid Nersessian is a literary critic and Professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her first book, Utopia, Limited: Romanticism and Adjustment, was published by Harvard University Press in 2015, and her second, The Calamity Form: On Poetry and Social Life, by the University of Chicago Press in 2020. Her latest, Keats's Od…

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Blue Lard with Max Lawton 1:04:33

6M ago1:04:33

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Max Lawton joins us to discuss his new translation of Vladimir Sorokin's Blue Lard, a controversial Russian novel originally published in 1999. We talk about where this book fits into Sorokin's varied career, its irreverent treatment of political and literary icons, and the spirit of freedom that permeates every page. Want to boost your L-harmony? …

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Teaser: Eunoia by Christian Bök 3:22

7M ago3:22

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In this bonus teaser, we discuss a work of experimental poetry chosen by a patron. Explore the hidden character of the vowels here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84429384Από τον Dylan Cuellar, Kassia Oset

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Hannah Goldfield: "I Am the Cabbage Writer" 38:48

7M ago38:48

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Hannah Goldfield is a staff writer at The New Yorker, covering restaurants and food culture. Previously, she was a fact checker at The New Yorker and an editor at T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Her writing has appeared in New York magazine and the Times, among other publications. Recorded November 7, 2023 at the Shapiro Center at Wesleyan Un…

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The Radiance of the King with Frank Wynne 1:33:09

7M ago1:33:09

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Writer and translator Frank Wynne joins us to discuss The Radiance of the King written by Camara Laye and translated from French by James Kirkup. We talk about the book's hilarious absurdity, reversal of Western tropes, and mysterious ending. Read more about our guest's work here: https://www.terribleman.com/ Interested in extra bookish content? Ch…

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Teaser: Persuasion by Jane Austen 2:40

7M ago2:40

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This Valentine's Day, we decided to revisit a romantic classic that one of us hates and the other loves. Will the cynic be persuaded to change their heart? To swoon over the full episode, consider becoming a patron: patreon.com/user?u=84429384Από τον Dylan Cuellar, Kassia Oset

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Sophie Pinkham: "Wordlessness in Labor" 42:10

7M ago42:10

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Sophie Pinkham is a writer, journalist, and critic specializing in Russian and Ukrainian literature, culture, and politics. She is the author of Black Square: Adventures in Post-Soviet Ukraine (2016) and the forthcoming The Spirit in the Trees, for which she has received a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar grant. A frequent contr…

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The Skin of Dreams with Chris Clarke 55:50

7M ago55:50

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Chris Clarke joins us to discuss his new translation of Raymond Queneau's The Skin of Dreams. This delightful novel follows the wild imaginings of a daydreamer as he ventures from his dull reality in the outskirts of Paris to the glamorous heart of Hollywood. We talk about the challenge of rendering the original's linguistic playfulness in English …

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Teaser: Cover Design with Katy Homans 2:42

7M ago2:42

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Designer Katy Homans reveals the secrets behind those iconic NYRB Classics covers, and we find out what color Edwin Frank hates the most. To hear to the full episode, consider becoming a patron: patreon.com/user?u=84429384Από τον Dylan Cuellar, Kassia Oset

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Andrea Long Chu: "I Want a Critic" 44:46

8M ago44:46

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Andrea Long Chu is a Pulitzer Prize–winning essayist and critic at New York magazine. Her book Females, an extended annotation of a lost play by Valerie Solanas, was published by Verso in 2019 and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Transgender Nonfiction. Her writing has also appeared in n+1, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Artforu…

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Tun-huang by Yasushi Inoue 58:46

8M ago58:46

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In this episode, Kassia and Dylan discuss the Japanese novel Tun-huang written by Yasushi Inoue and translated by Jean Oda Moy. This work of historical fiction imagines how a trove of early Buddhist sutras came to be hidden in caves along the Silk Road for centuries. We talk about the book’s criticism of education, bureaucracy, and materialism, as …

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Coming Soon 1:13

8M ago1:13

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Introducing The Critic and Her Publics, a new podcast series from The New York Review of Books and Lit Hub. Hosted by Merve Emre. New episodes every other week beginning Tuesday January 30th.Από τον Merve Emre

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Teaser: Moby-Dick with Will Menaker 3:27

8M ago3:27

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Chapo Trap House co-host Will Menaker joins us to talk about Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Recorded amid a marathon reading of Melville's masterwork, we discuss the book's prophetic vision of America and the popular culture that it spawned. Will reads from his favorite section of the novel and gives a pitch for why it should be read today. To liste…

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Melville Live at the Moby-Dick Marathon 54:19

8M ago54:19

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This episode was recorded before a live audience at the New Bedford Whaling Museum during their annual Moby-Dick Marathon. We spoke with Tim Marr and Wyn Kelley of the Melville Society Cultural Project about Melville: A Novel written by Jean Giono and translated from French by Paul Eprile. Giono's "novel" was originally conceived as a preface to hi…

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Teaser: British Library Women Writers with Simon Thomas 2:06

8M ago2:06

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Book blogger, podcaster, and Ivy Compton-Burnett admirer Simon Thomas returns to discuss his work with the British Library Women Writers series and his favorite book in it: O, the Brave Music by Dorothy Evelyn Smith. We talk about the ethics of censorship in republishing and what makes this coming-of-age story so strangely uplifting despite its tra…

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The Future of the Humanities with Professor and Critic Merve Emre 47:44

9M ago47:44

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In August, West Virginia University announced that it would be dissolving its Department of World Languages, Literature and Linguistics. And a couple months after that, my school Middlebury College, chose to eliminate a faculty position in its creative writing department. As someone studying English Literature, and who cares deeply about the future…

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