Episode · The Book Review · 2017-03-24
Books mentioned on 'Ties' to Ferrante?
Gilbert Cruz recommended The destiny of the republic by Candice Millard, and discussed Ties by Domenico Starnone, Teeth by Mary Otto, and In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri. Domenico Starnone discussed The House on Via Gemito by Domenico Starnone, Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, and Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. Greg Cowles discussed The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante. Alexandra Alter discussed House of Beauty by Melba Escobar and The Vegetarian by Han Kang. John Williams recommended Jesus' son by Denis Johnson, Poets in their youth by Eileen B. Simpson, and Essays in disguise by Wilfrid Sheed. Jennifer Schuessler recommended Word by word by Kory Stamper, A Rage for Order by Robert F. Worth, and The making of Jane Austen by Devoney Looser.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Ties
Ties by Domenico Starnone is an intimate novel exploring the complex dynamics of family life, marital breakdown, and long-term commitments.
Discussed“Greg Kohl's will talk to starnone his translator and the novelist Juma leiri who translated his new book ties”
Where to get it
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Teeth
Teeth is a nonfiction book by Mary Otto that examines beauty inequality and the systemic struggles for adequate oral health care in America.
Discussed“Mary Otto will be here to talk about her new book teeth”
Where to get it
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The House on Via Gemito
Discussed“TI is a book about family and it is connected intimately with another book via Jito”
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The Days of Abandonment
The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante is a searing and intense novel that follows a woman's psychological unraveling after her husband abruptly leaves her and their two children.
Discussed“when it came out in Italy in 2014 a number of people have pointed out that it also seems to be in close conversation with the Elena fante novel the days of Abandonment”
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Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert's classic 19th-century novel tells the tragic story of Emma Bovary, a provincial doctor's wife who engages in extramarital affairs to escape the banalities of her daily life.
Discussed“Anna kenina and Madame boy have many many similarities at the same time”
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Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is a monumental masterpiece of nineteenth-century literature exploring themes of love, family, societal hypocrisy, and tragic fate.
Discussed“Anna kenina and Madame boy have many many similarities at the same time”
Where to get it
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In Other Words
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri is a reflective memoir written entirely in Italian by the acclaimed American author.
Discussed“your own most recent book in other words was written in Italian”
Where to get it
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House of Beauty
Discussed“her novel is called the beauty house and it was recently acquired by Harper cullins in the UK at the London book fair”
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The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian by Han Kang is a haunting South Korean novel that explores a woman's sudden decision to stop eating meat, which triggers a devastating psychological and familial crisis.
Discussed“we saw that with h kangs the vegetarian and other books like that”
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Jesus' son
Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson is a slender, potent 1992 collection of interconnected short stories that explores the stark and harrowing experiences of its narrator and other fringe characters.
Recommended“first on a quick note I've been rereading Dennis Johnson's Jesus's son uh a very slender but very potent collection of short stories from 1992 cuz it's celebrating its 25th anniversary”
Where to get it
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Poets in their youth
Poets in Their Youth is a memoir by Eileen B.
Recommended“in addition to that and then I've been reading just a random pick off my shelf which is a memoir from the early 80s by a woman named ien Simpson and it's called poets in their youth”
Where to get it
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Essays in disguise
Essays in Disguise by Wilfrid Sheed is a celebrated collection of literary criticism and commentary originally written for outlets like the New York Review of Books.
Recommended“what that really did though was it sent me back to one of my favorite books of all time which is Wilfred she's essay collection essays in Disguise because he has a review of simpsons's book”
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Word by word
Word by Word is a non-fiction book by Kory Stamper that delves into the fascinating, intricate, and often misunderstood world of lexicography and dictionary making.
Recommended“called word by word by Cory Stamper who's a lexicographer at Miriam Webster dictionary”
Where to get it
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A Rage for Order
A Rage for Order is a non-fiction book by Robert F.
Recommended“and then on a more serious note on a more serious note I've been reading finally getting around to reading Robert worth our former colleague known around here as Bobby Worth's fantastic book or so far fantastic book published last year called The Rage for order about the Middle East”
Where to get it
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The making of Jane Austen
The Making of Jane Austen by Devoney Looser is a detailed exploration of the cultural history and reception of the beloved English novelist.
Recommended“she's written this fascinating in my opinion book called The Making of Jane Austin which really traces kind of the history of her reception”
Where to get it
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The destiny of the republic
Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard is a riveting narrative history detailing the unexpected presidency, tragic assassination, and subsequent medical mismanagement of James A.
Recommended“well I finished on the train this morning Candace mards the destiny of the Republic”
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