Episode · The Book Review · 2019-02-08
Marlon James on The Book Review: books mentioned
Marlon James Talks About His Epic New Trilogy
Pamela Paul discussed Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James and Maid by Stephanie Land. Marlon James discussed Grimm's fairy tales by Gebrüder Grimm [Brothers Grimm], Conversations with Ogotemmeli by Marcel Griaule, and Old Filth by Jane Gardam. Dwight Garner discussed The Giant's House by Elizabeth Mccracken and An exact replica of a figment of my imagination by Elizabeth McCracken, and criticized Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken and Nobody's Looking at You by Janet Malcolm. Jennifer Szalai recommended Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Discussed“Marlon James will tell us about his new novel black leopard Red Wolf”
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Maid
Maid by Stephanie Land is a bestselling memoir detailing the author's grueling experiences navigating poverty, low-wage work, and the challenges of raising a child as a single mother.
Discussed“Stephanie land will be here to talk about her bestselling book made hard work low pay and a mother's will to survive”
Where to get it
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Grimm's fairy tales
Grimm's fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm is a classic collection of German folklore and dark traditional stories gathered by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
Discussed“the way Grim's fairy tales electrified me way Robin Hood electri FR me”
Where to get it
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Conversations with Ogotemmeli
Discussed“so things like conversations with aat stuff like getting into all the the dogon and Egyptian cosmology”
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Old Filth
Old Filth by Jane Gardam is a celebrated novel that portrays the life of an aging former judge and his complex, deeply buried past within the British Empire.
Discussed“Jane gom's old filth is actually a Trilogy of novels told from different points of view”
Where to get it
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The Giant's House
Discussed“the first one is called a Giant's house or the Giants house came out in the mid 90s”
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Bowlaway
Critiqued“the new one's called bow away and it's just out you know I don't like it as much as her previous fiction”
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An exact replica of a figment of my imagination
An exact replica of a figment of my imagination is a deeply moving memoir by Elizabeth McCracken that chronicles her profound grief, resilience, and emotional journey following the stillbirth of her first child.
Discussed“yeah it's called an exact replica of a figure of my imagination I believe and it's about a child she lost”
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Nobody's Looking at You
Critiqued“nobody's looking at you it's a collection of essays”
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Midnight in Chernobyl
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham is a gripping historical account documenting the untold story of the world's greatest nuclear disaster.
Recommended“so the book I reviewed this week is midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (11) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he is the booker prize winning author of A Brief History of seven killings and other novels”
“the way Grim's fairy tales electrified me way Robin Hood electri FR me”
“she's now reading brief history of seven killings”
“Marlon James is the author of A Brief History of seven killings John Crow's devil and the Book of night woman”
“Marlon James is the author of A Brief History of seven killings John Crow's devil and the Book of night woman and his most recent book the beginning of a Trilogy is called black leopard Red Wolf”
“Marlon James is the author of A Brief History of seven killings John Crow's devil and the Book of night woman”
“Marlon James is the author of A Brief History of seven killings John Crow's devil and the Book of night woman”
“the book again is called made hard work low pay and a mother's will to survive by Stephanie land”
“her second novel came out seven or eight years later called nagara Falls all over again and this is the first one”
“nobody's looking at you by Janet Malcolm bway by Elizabeth McCracken”
“nobody's looking at you by Janet Malcolm bway by Elizabeth McCracken”