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Every book Katherine Rundell recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Katherine Rundell has recommended or discussed 9 books on podcasts, as of January 11, 2023.
- Katherine Rundell has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of January 11, 2023.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of January 11, 2023.
- The 3 books Katherine Rundell has mentioned in the most episodes, as of January 11, 2023: Faerie queene, Fire and Hemlock and Howl's Moving Castle.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Katherine Rundell aired on January 11, 2023.
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Katherine Rundell’s most recommended books
- Faerie queene by Edmund Spenser
- Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
- Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
- John Donne, life, mind, and art by John Carey
- The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka
- Biathanatos by John Donne
- Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
- Mary Poppins by Pamela L. Travers
- Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
Katherine Rundell appeared on Conversations with Tyler to discuss the art of words, poetry, and continental literature. As a guest, she reflected on her childhood, noting how her mother had her memorize works such as T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. During the podcast's overrated and underrated segment, Rundell recommended Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene, suggesting readers dedicate a week of their lives to it, and highlighted Diana Wynne Jones's novels Fire and Hemlock and Howl's Moving Castle. She also recommended John Carey's book on John Donne, John Donne, Life, Mind, and Art, while discussing Donne's religious beliefs and his pioneering treatise on suicide, Biathanatos. Furthermore, Rundell mentioned giving children's picture-book adaptations of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis to toddlers, and discussed reading Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary as a teenager when exploring the tradition of the novel of ideas.
Books recommended by Katherine Rundell
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Faerie queene
The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser is an epic, allegorical English poem celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Queen Elizabeth I while exploring moral virtues through the adventures of various knights.
Recommended“and people should put the side about a week of their lives and read the fairy queen”
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Fire and Hemlock
Fire and Hemlock is an imaginative and intricately plotted fantasy novel by Diana Wynne Jones that weaves folklore, memory, and adolescent growth into a modern mythic narrative.
Recommended“the obvious one being maybe something like fire and Hemlock or house Moving Castle”
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Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones is a whimsical and enchanting fantasy novel that operates as a modern fairy tale filled with magic, transformation, and unexpected adventure.
Recommended“the obvious one being maybe something like fire and Hemlock or house Moving Castle”
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John Donne, life, mind, and art
John Donne, Life, Mind, and Art is a comprehensive biographical and critical study by John Carey that explores the complex life and poetry of the famous metaphysical poet.
Recommended“and John Kerry is completely spectacular book”
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The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka is a collection of surreal fiction best known for its opening novella where a traveling salesman named Gregor Samsa wakes up transformed into a giant insect.
Recommended“I have a picture book called my first Kafka which is a children's book retelling I didn't write it I just read it of metamorphosis and now I give them to all the toddlers”
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Biathanatos
Discussed“and he wrote the first full-length treaties in the English language by Thanatos on suicide which argues that in very specific limited circumstances suicide is not a sin that Christ himself was the one great suicide”
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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“I was wondering if Madame Bovary counts as a novel of ideas well yes yes in that case Madame Bovary which I remember reading as a teenager”
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Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins by Pamela L.
Discussed“uh I'm gonna say underrated because the books are much stranger and wilder than we know”
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a whimsical collection of light verse by T.S.
Discussed“and some of it was a lot of it was T.S eliot's Possum's book of practical cats”
Where to get it
Books Katherine Rundell wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Rundell on the Art of Words | Conversations with Tyler | 2023-01-11 | 9 |
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I wrote a book called why you should read children's books even though you are so old and wise”
“the woman who wrote 101 Dalmatians and I captured the castle”
“the woman who wrote 101 Dalmatians and I captured the castle”