Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Maggie O’Farrell on ‘Hamnet’
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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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“Maggie oferrell joins us to talk about her most recent novel hamnet”
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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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I Am, I Am, I Am
Discussed“and I wonder having read your Memoir I am I am I am which is about 17 near-death experiences you've had”
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Outline
Outline by Rachel Cusk is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel known for its minimalist style and unique narrative structure where the protagonist reveals herself primarily through the stories told to her by others.
Discussed“this one story that's told in that novel which is the first in the outline Trilogy which is outline and then Transit and the final volume is called Kudos”
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The Yearling
Discussed“the book is called the life she wished to live and and the subtitle is a biography of marjerie Kenan Rawlings who of course wrote The Yearling”
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Cross Creek
Discussed“it's also the name of of her Memoir which was a big deal in it”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Hamnet
“he's not the author of Hamlet at this point he's Le author of Hamet”
Passing Kudos
“this one story that's told in that novel which is the first in the outline Trilogy which is outline and then Transit and the final volume is called Kudos”
Passing Transit
“this one story that's told in that novel which is the first in the outline Trilogy which is outline and then Transit and the final volume is called Kudos”