Episode · The Book Review · 2024-08-05
Books mentioned on 21st Century Books Special Edition: George Saunders on 'Lincoln in the Bardo'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders is an experimental historical novel that imagines the grief of Abraham Lincoln visiting his deceased son in a cemetery populated by a chorus of ghosts.
Discussed“I hope that listeners have had the opportunity to experience that book which was one of the times as notable books of 2017 it won the booker prize”
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historical fiction novel that reimagines the antebellum South by turning the secret network of abolitionist routes into a literal subterranean railway system utilized by an enslaved woman named Cora seeking freedom.
Discussed“I spoke to Coulson Whitehead as part of this podcast series about his book The Underground ril Road and he said something to the effect when talking about the steps that led to that book”
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The collected tales of Nikolai Gogol
Discussed“I'd love for you to tell us about the book that you've read the most over the course of your life I it's this one it's the collected Tales of Nikolai Gogle”
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The Nose
Discussed“and those two stories the Overcoat in the nose I'm wondering if given the way that so many of your short stories have been written”
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The Overcoat
Discussed“and those two stories the Overcoat in the nose I'm wondering if given the way that so many of your short stories have been written”
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Nevsky Prospect
Discussed“and another one a flawed Masterpiece called nevy Prospect so I've taught these stories and I especially the overcoat and the nose”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Pastoralia
“three of those titles three were voted as some of the best books of this Century pastoralia 10th of December and Lincoln and the BAU”
Passing Lincoln in the Bardo
“I'm here with George Saunders author of Lincoln in the BAU 10th of December and pastoralia three of the books on the book reviews recent list of the 100 best books of the 21st century”
Passing Pastoralia
“I'm here with George Saunders author of Lincoln in the BAU 10th of December and pastoralia three of the books on the book reviews recent list of the 100 best books of the 21st century”