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Books by Anita Brookner mentioned on podcasts
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Look at me
Look at Me by Anita Brookner is a poignant psychological novel that examines loneliness, self-deception, and the quiet struggles of a perceptive young librarian trying to navigate the demands of London's social and intellectual circles.
Recommended“the non- self-reflective one is called look at me so I get it in somehow in every book I read um I want to talk about appreciation for knowing people who recommend great books because this week I'm recommending two things very highly and I would not have read them if it weren't for friends of mine who recommended them”
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Latecomers
Latecomers by Anita Brookner is a 1988 novel that explores themes of displacement, friendship, and the immigrant experience through the lives of two men in London.
Recommended“this is a 1988 novel called late comers that I read probably three or so years ago”
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The debut
The Debut is a poignant and sharply observed novel by Anita Brookner that explores the solitary life of an English literature scholar.
Recommended“so I read actually earlier this week her first book which was called published in the US as the debut appropriately enough and she published it when she was in her 50s and that was very good and I would recommend it”
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Brief lives
Brief Lives is a novel by Anita Brookner that examines themes of loneliness, aging, and the quiet complexities of human relationships with characteristic psychological acuity.
Recommended“the first book that I read was called brief lives”
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Hotel du Lac
Discussed“and so then I followed that up with um Hotel Dak which was her Booker prize winning novel from the late ' 80s”
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Visitors
Visitors is a late-career novel by acclaimed British author Anita Brookner that delves into the quiet, isolating experiences of aging, routine, and emotional detachment among middle-class Londoners.
Recommended“and I picked up a book I hadn't read before called visitors it's a novel from 1997 when Brookner herself was almost 70 years old”
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