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Books by Eleanor Catton mentioned on podcasts

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2 books across 9 episodes on 2 podcasts.

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1. 

   Birnam Wood

   11 mentions · The Book Review

   Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton is a gripping literary thriller set in modern-day New Zealand that follows an undercover eco-activist guerrilla gardening group that clashes with an American tech billionaire over a disputed plot of land.

   Recommended

   “yeah elanar Kens Burnham Wood is in some ways my novel of the year and it's not really my kind of book”

   Dwight Garner The Book Review Our Critics' Year in Reading 2024-07-18 Listen at 4:34

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
2. 

   The Luminaries

   6 mentions · People I (Mostly) Admire, The Book Review

   The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton is a sprawling, critically acclaimed historical novel set in New Zealand during the 1866 Gold Rush, a work that famously earned the author the prestigious Booker Prize in 2013.

   Discussed

   “there's a book called The Luminaries by Elena Katen won the book of prize in 2013 and that book has a mathematical structure underneath it which is that every chapter is half the length of the one before”

   Sarah Hart People I (Mostly) Admire Why Numbers are Music to Our Ears (Update) 2025-01-11 Listen at 22:23

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible