Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Life of Saul Bellow’
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Herzog
Herzog by Saul Bellow is a celebrated modernist novel following a beleaguered intellectual who writes frantic, unsent letters to friends, enemies, and historical figures while suffering a midlife crisis.
Discussed“yes this one concludes with a publication of Herzog which is probably still Bellow's most famous novel and the one that really did bring him Fame and Fortune”
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Mr. Sammler's Planet
Discussed“your wonderful colleague Elida Becker at the book review retyped one of Bell's greatest manuscripts Mr samer's Planet when she worked at at the Viking press”
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Seize the Day
Discussed“for instance it's James Atlas who points out that the famous funeral scene in seiz the day where Tommy wilham and you know sees the day Pamela Tommy willhelm goes to the funeral parlor of a stranger”
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Dangling man
Dangling Man by Saul Bellow is a modernist epistolary novel that chronicles the anxious internal monologue of Joseph, a young man in Chicago waiting to be drafted into the army during the Second World War.
Recommended“if you want to be diligent you'll work your way through chronologically from dangling man published in 1944 all the way through Ravel steam”
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Ravelstein
Discussed“all the way through Ravel steam which some people love his novel about Alan Bloom is great friend”
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Fun
Fun Home is a critically acclaimed graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel that explores the author's complex relationship with her closeted father, her own coming out, and the literary allusions that shaped her upbringing.
Discussed“one of them is fun home which is an adaptation of Allison beckel's graphic Memoir which is about her coming out as a lesbian and also discovering that her father who commits suicide is gay”
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Discussed“another play that got a lot of nominations was the Curious incident of the dog in the nighttime which is adapted from a 2003 novel by Mark Haden”
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Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is a meticulously researched historical fiction novel that chronicles the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII.
Discussed“Wolf Hall Parts one and two was adopted for the stage by Mike poulton and it's a production of the royal Shakespeare company”
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow is a meticulously researched, sweeping biography that chronicles the tumultuous life and immense political legacy of America's first treasury secretary, ultimately inspiring the blockbuster musical.
Discussed“another incredibly popular adaptation that um is on the stage right now is of course Hamilton which was adapted from Ron Cho's bestselling biography of Alexander Hamilton”
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Under the Banner of Heaven
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer is a deeply reported true crime and investigative non-fiction book that examines religious extremism, fundamentalist Mormonism, and polygamy.
Discussed“under the banner of Heaven um which was his book about Mormonism you say in your review that of all the books he written this one has the most in common with the book on Mormonism why is that”
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Beauty's Kingdom
Discussed“at number 12 there's a book called beauties Kingdom by a writer named a an rore”
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Garden of Lies
Discussed“and she's got a new book called Garden Of Lies set in Victorian London”
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God Help the Child
God Help the Child is a powerful novel by Toni Morrison that explores the lasting impact of childhood trauma and colorism through the journey of its protagonist, Bride.
Discussed“her new novel God help the child enters the list at number five”
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The bone tree
Discussed“it's called The Bone Tree this is book five of the pen cage series”
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And the good news is--
Discussed“she's got a new book called and the good news is dot dot dot dot dot dot kind of looking back at her life”
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Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“it's the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the adventures of Auggie March because he came from Chicago”
“and although it was adapted by Mike poulton um I managed to sit down with Hillary mantel the author of of Wolf Hall and bring up the bodies”
“I wonder if that happened to JK Rowling when she was working on Harry Potter that she saw these sort of film incarnations of her character”
“you know one of my favorite musicals from last season which is has sadly closed but the soundrack is available was also based on a book The Bridges of Madison County”
“now Kelly O'Hara which was who was so incredible in that show is in The King and I which you could also say is kind of very indirectly based on a book”
“he is the author of into the wild of Into Thin Air under the banner of Heaven um which was his book about Mormonism”
“he is the author of into the wild of Into Thin Air under the banner of Heaven um which was his book about Mormonism”
“she's been a best seller going back at least to beloved”
“David balchi uh has a new book called memory man new at number one”