Every book Thomas Dijia recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Thomas Dijia

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   The Man with the Golden Arm

   Nelson Algren · Discussed · 1 episode

   Discussed

   “I think the greatest writer Chicago produces during these years is Nelson Algren. And his love story during this time with Simone de Beauvoir, a woman who the New Yorker at the time called, quote, the prettiest existentialist. Was it a long list? I don't know.”

   Freakonomics Radio 136. The Middle of Everywhere 2013-08-15 ▶ Play 22:40

   Where to get it

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   the second sex

   the second sex

   Simone de Beauvoir · Discussed · 1 episode

   The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir is a foundational feminist philosophical treatise that examines the historical and social construction of womanhood.

   Discussed

   “Algren wrote The Man with the Golden Arm. It's a great novel about a heroin addict named Frankie Machine. Frank Sinatra played him in the film. And Algren encouraged his one-time lover, Simone de Beauvoir, to write The Second Sex, which became one of the Bibles of the feminist movement.”

   Freakonomics Radio 136. The Middle of Everywhere 2013-08-15 ▶ Play 22:56

   Where to get it

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