Book · 1966 · stream of consciousness
Wide Sargasso Sea
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Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys is a classic postcolonial novel written as a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, detailing the early life of Antoinette Cosway. On the podcast The Book Review, during the July 18, 2024 episode titled John Grisham on The Whistler, Greg Cowles shared that he was currently reading the book by the Caribbean-British writer Jean Rhys, noting that he had never gotten around to it previously. Later, on the July 18, 2024 episode of The Book Review titled A Novel About Brilliant Young Game Designers, critic Dwight Garner discussed the author's remarkable career trajectory, explaining that Rhys was 76 years old when she published Wide Sargasso Sea in 1966, coming out of relative obscurity to the surprise of readers who did not even know she was still alive. Both speakers reflected on the enduring legacy and surprising publication history of this famous mid-century masterpiece. The podcast discussions highlight how the novel remains a vital piece of literature that continues to captivate new generations of readers and seasoned critics alike, cementing its reputation as an essential text in the broader history of English-language fiction and postcolonial literary responses.
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Greg Cowles um am reading a book that I had never gotten around to uh and it's a wide saraso by Jee Reese the the Carib… 1
“um am reading a book that I had never gotten around to uh and it's a wide saraso by Jee Reese the the Caribbean British writer”
Dwight Garner she was 76 and published wide saraso C the book that most people know of her in 1966 when she was as I said… 1
“she was 76 and published wide saraso C the book that most people know of her in 1966 when she was as I said she was 76 and she had come out of the blue and people didn't even know she was alive anymore”