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Every book A.O. Scott recommended on podcasts
A.O. Scott appeared on The Book Review to explore the rich fictional landscape and literary craftsmanship of Edward P. Jones, alongside discussing other notable works of contemporary literature and film adaptations. As a perceptive literary and cultural critic, Scott closely analyzed Jones's interlocking fictional universe, which spans the celebrated story collections Lost in the City and All Aunt Hagars Children, as well as the acclaimed novel The Known World. He noted that Jones's two story collections demand to be read thoroughly because their fourteen stories mirror and match each other, even featuring overlapping characters in their opening pieces. Scott also recommended Ali Smith's recent novels, mentioning that he had finished reading Autumn and immediately started reading its follow-up, Winter. In addition to his literary reading, Scott evaluated successful cinematic adaptations of print fiction, drawing comparisons between Charles Portiss novel True Grit and Cormac McCarthys No Country for Old Men, praising both as exceptionally scrupulous translations of prose to the screen. Through these discussions, Scott demonstrated a broad critical appreciation for intricate narrative structures, historical fiction, and the nuanced transposition of literary worlds into visual mediums.
Books recommended by A.O. Scott
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All Aunt Hagar's Children CD
All Aunt Hagar's Children CD is a masterful collection of short stories by acclaimed author Edward P.
Discussed“there are two books of stories lost in the city and all ant hegar's children and in the middle of them this wonderful novel The known world”
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Autumn
Autumn by Ali Smith is a reflective contemporary novel that captures the shifting political and cultural landscape of Great Britain.
Recommended“because the book I most recently finished reading is her Autumn”
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Winter
Winter by Ali Smith is a contemporary novel that serves as the second installment in the author's ambitious quartet exploring the four seasons.
Recommended“the book I've most recently started reading is um Winter by Ali Smith”
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How to Be Both
How to Be Both by Ali Smith is a structurally inventive and critically acclaimed novel that explores identity, art, and time through two distinct narratives that readers can experience in either order.
Discussed“the previous book of hers I had read is a wonderful kind of strange hybrid essay novel called how to be both”
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Juliet, naked
Discussed“the other was Juliet naked by Nick horn be and there's an interesting contrast”
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Lost in the city
Discussed“there are two books of stories lost in the city and all ant hegar's children and in the middle of them this wonderful novel The known world”
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No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy is a gripping suspense novel that tracks the violent aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong in West Texas alongside the pursuit of a ruthless killer.
Discussed“No Country for Old Men and True Grit are adapted from novels respectively by Cormac McCarthy and Charles poris and and they're very scrupulous adaptations”
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The Known World
The Known World by Edward P.
Discussed“and whose novel The known world is about the period of slavery just 10 years before the Civil War”
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True Grit
Charles Portis's classic novel True Grit is a celebrated adventure story following young Mattie Ross as she hires a hardened U.S.
Discussed“No Country for Old Men and True Grit are adapted from novels respectively by Cormac McCarthy and Charles poris and and they're very scrupulous adaptations”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Barry Jenkins and Meg Wolitzer on Two of This Season's Novels on Screen | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 2 |
| The Fictional World of Edward P. Jones | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 8 |
| Rethinking the 'Tangled Tree' of Life | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 5 |
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“I mean he he made he made Lolita Doctor Strange Love is an adaptation of a of a novel by Terry Southern Barry lyen Clockwork Orange you know the majority maybe of of Kubrick's features”
“I think there's a forthcoming literary adaptation that you didn't mention partly because it's been around for years and has been close to unreleasable which is the adaptation of of Martin 's London Fields”
“so I mean recently back in the spring there was an adaptation of Ian mccuin on chz Beach and it was a pretty good movie”
“for example of BOS lurman Great Gatsby you know which is a fascinating kind of crazy interpretation of that book”