Book · 2015 · Authors, biography
Something for the Pain
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I started I said that I started in a weird way by reading his Memoir about horse racing which is called something for the pain and I finished that a few weeks ago.
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Something for the Pain by Gerald Murnane is an evocative memoir centered on the author's lifelong fascination with horse racing and listening to race broadcasts on the radio while constructing elaborate imaginary worlds. John Williams discussed the book on The Book Review during an episode titled Liana Finck Reimagines the Story of Genesis in July 2024. Williams mentioned that he began reading Murnane's memoir in an unusual way and recently finished it. Later in the same month, on another episode of The Book Review titled Two New Memoirs About Affliction, Williams returned to the topic, explaining that the book details Murnane's early life as someone who listened to horse racing commentaries on the radio growing up and built an entire internal universe out of those experiences. Williams highlighted the unique perspective and imaginative depth brought forth in the memoir, illustrating how Murnane transformed a niche auditory hobby into a foundational element of his personal narrative and creative identity, capturing the deep nostalgia and idiosyncratic charm of his formative years spent tuning into the broadcasts.
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John Williams I started I said that I started in a weird way by reading his Memoir about horse racing which is called som… 2
“I started I said that I started in a weird way by reading his Memoir about horse racing which is called something for the pain and I finished that a few weeks ago”
“he writes these books about some about horse racing which is I'm reading his Memoir something for the pain which is about uh basically about his life as a as as someone who listened to horse racing on the radio growing up and kind of made this whole world out of it in his head”