Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2021-03-30
Books mentioned on Part One: The King of Con Artists, Victor Lustig
Robert is joined by Shereen Lani Younes to discuss Victor Lustig. FOOTNOTES: https://www.
Shereen Lani Younes discussed Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Robert Evans discussed Les Miserables by Victor Hugo.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita centers on the deeply disturbing relationship between an adult narrator and a young girl whom he exploits across America.
Discussed“I just realized the last time I heard your voice was when I was listening to the Lolita podcast. But that's very like the protagonist's name, like Humbert. The whole book is him re talking to someone about his life”
Where to get it
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Les Miserables
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is an epic 1862 French novel following ex-convict Jean Valjean and other characters against a sweeping backdrop of nineteenth-century social injustice and revolution.
Discussed“When police realized that Listic had escaped, they found a note on his pillow, a handwritten extract from the book Le Miserab. And this is the quote from the book that he put on his pillow.”
Where to get it
