Lost in Redonda

Welcome back! In our third episode we discuss House of Splendid Isolation by Edna O’Brien for the backlist deep dive. In the Marías portion we dig into Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me and A Heart So White. We really hit it out of the park in both sections, if we do say so ourselves.

Books mentioned in this episode:

• The works of Edna O’Brien, specifically: Girl and The Little Red Chairs
• Chronicle of the Murdered House by Lúcio Cardoso, translated by Margaret Jull Costa & Robin Patterson
• Galore by Michael Crummey

And returning champions:

• John Crow’s Devil by Marlon James
• A Companion to Javier Marías by David K. Herzberger

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Music: “Estos Dias” by Enrique Urquijo

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Welcome back! In this second episode we discuss some literary news, specifically the passing of Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe and the US/Canada edition of the Republic of Consciousness Prize (chaired by our Lori Feathers) before moving onto a conversation on Tristan Egolf’s Kornwolf. In the Marías portion we chat some more about Redonda and dive into All Souls and Dark Back of Time. Bonus points if you can guess exactly when we recorded this episode (hint: lime-sized hail in Dallas is a pretty good giveaway).

If you’re interested in giving the Republic of Consciousness longlist event a listen (and we know you are!), here’s a link to a recording of that event.

And if you’re eager to hear more about Redonda and Try Not to be Strange (from one of our favorite presses, Biblioasis), here’s a link to Lori’s other podcast, Across the Pond, and the episode where she and Sam Jordison of Galley Beggar Press chat with Michael Hingston.

Books mentioned in this episode:

• A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe, translated by John Nathan
• The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan
• the works of Amelia Gray
• Tristan Egolf’s other novels: Skirt & the Fiddle and Lord of the Barnyard
• Try Not to Be Strange: The Curious History of the Kingdom of Redonda by Michael Hingston
• A Companion to Javier Marías by David K. Herzberger

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Music: “Estos Dias” by Enrique Urquijo

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Welcome to Lost in Redonda from Lori Feathers and Tom Flynn. Over the course of this podcast we will explore backlist gems and discuss the career of the late Spanish novelist Javier Marías, King of Redonda.

In this introductory episode we say hello, spend a good while chatting about Marlon James' debut novel, John Crow's Devil, and begin our discussion of Marías' life and career.

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
• Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor
• The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
• The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa
• Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner
• The Orchard Keeper by Cormac McCarthy

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Music: “Estos Dias” by Enrique Urquijo

Logo design: Flynn Kidz Designs