Episode · The Book Review · 2022-08-26
John Lithgow & Maggie O'Farrell on The Book Review: books mentioned
John Lithgow on “Drama” and Maggie O'Farrell on “Hamnet”
Gilbert Cruz discussed Drama by John Lithgow, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, and The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell. Maggie O'Farrell discussed Shakespeare's wife by Germaine Greer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Drama
Discussed“Sam tanhouse who was then the editor of the book review and host of this podcast spoke with the actor John Lithgow about his Memoir drama and actor's education”
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Hamnet
Hamnet is a deeply moving historical novel by Maggie O'Farrell that imagines the domestic life of William Shakespeare and the profound grief surrounding the death of his young son.
Discussed“our second conversation from last year is with the author Maggie ofarrell who spoke on the podcast about her claim novel hamnet which imagines the home life of William Shakespeare and his family”
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The Marriage Portrait
Discussed“of Farrell's new novel The Marriage portrait is set in Renaissance Italy and it's out on Tuesday”
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Shakespeare's wife
Shakespeare's Wife by Germaine Greer is a biographical study that investigates the life of Anne Hathaway and challenges conventional historical narratives surrounding her marriage to William Shakespeare.
Discussed“In her book Shakespeare's wife Jermaine Grier says that we've been asking the wrong question all along that we should have been asking why did she marry him”
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