Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on The Magic of Literary Translation and 'Bridget Jones' at 25
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Never Did the Fire
Discussed“she wrote a novel called never did the fire about an aging revolutionary couple whose son has died and they're wondering where their life is going in the absence of their political cause now in the absence of their dead son”
Where to get it
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Where the wild things are
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is a celebrated children's picture book depicting a young boy named Max who sails to a fantastical land of wild creatures after being sent to his room without supper.
Discussed“and he talks about one of the most famous children's books of all time in the English language which is Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and in his intro to his piece he takes this one very brief phrase through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost a year he's talking about Max”
Where to get it
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The Iliad
The Iliad by Homer is an ancient epic poem that recounts the wrath of Achilles and the pivotal events during the final weeks of the Trojan War, remaining a foundational cornerstone of Western literature.
Discussed“she's now done six years later the same thing with the Iliad and her version will come out in September”
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey by Homer is an ancient Greek epic poem that follows the arduous ten-year journey of Odysseus returning home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
Discussed“Emily Wilson who is a Classics professor at the University of Pennsylvania had previously translated The Odyssey back in 2017 and she did so I love that translation of the Odyssey”
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Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding is a landmark contemporary comedic novel that popularized the Bridget Jones series and captured the experiences of a single British woman navigating romance and professional life in the 1990s.
Recommended“but I would encourage all of our listeners to find and read and reflect and leave comments on Liz ean's essay on the 25th anniversary of Bridget Jones's Diary”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and then it led to an entire genre of books that I won't call copycats but that were descendants of Bridget Jones and those were the shopaholic books The Nanny Diaries I don't know how she does it by Allison Pearson”