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Every book Saidiya Hartman recommended on podcasts

Key facts

  • Saidiya Hartman has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of December 27, 2019.
  • Saidiya Hartman has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of December 27, 2019.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of December 27, 2019.
  • The 2 books Saidiya Hartman has mentioned in the most episodes, as of December 27, 2019: Black Boy and Invisible Man.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Saidiya Hartman aired on December 27, 2019.

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Guest on The Book Review · 2 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Books recommended by Saidiya Hartman

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  1. Black Boy

    Richard Wright · Discussed · 1 episode

    Black Boy by Richard Wright is a powerful autobiographical chronicle detailing the author's harrowing upbringing in the American South, marked by systemic racism, poverty, and isolation, followed by his awakening through reading and his eventual escape to Chicago.

    Discussed
    “criticism of people like WB Deo who said black boy he said in it was a lie”
    The Book Review Ralph Ellison’s Life in Letters 2019-12-27 Listen at 8:35
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Invisible Man

    Ralph Ellison · Discussed · 1 episode

    Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is a landmark twentieth-century American novel that explores the complex themes of identity, race, and societal invisibility through the eyes of an unnamed Black narrator moving from the American South to Harlem.

    Discussed
    “and for those of us who know him mostly through Invisible Man where there's this you know satire of the Communist Party he was very much an americanist a patriot”
    The Book Review Ralph Ellison’s Life in Letters 2019-12-27 Listen at 4:23
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Books Saidiya Hartman wrote

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Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Ralph Ellison’s Life in LettersThe Book Review2019-12-272
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing Song of Solomon
“certainly in the 80s when Song of Solomon and beloved were published”
The Book Review Ralph Ellison’s Life in Letters 2019-12-27 Listen at 16:49
Passing Beloved
“certainly in the 80s when Song of Solomon and beloved were published”
The Book Review Ralph Ellison’s Life in Letters 2019-12-27 Listen at 16:49