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Shared Pages
#46 Yoko Ogawa's: The Memory Police

Shared Pages

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 45:23


Somehow it's June already and we're back with another episode of Shared Pages. May's book was an Ian pick, and he chose Yoko Ogawa's: The Memory Police.   The Memory Police takes place on an unknown island where people periodically forget things such as ribbons, perfume, and so on. However, some people seem to remember things that should have been forgotten and so a mysterious and sinister organization comes and takes those who remember. When the unnamed narrator-a novelist-discovers that her editor, "R" is one of these people who remember things, she decides to hide him. Along with a family friend known only as The "Old Man", they attempt to hold on to what has been forgotten all while navigating what it means to lose memories and even pieces of themselves.   We really enjoyed The Memory Police and we hope you enjoy our discussion of the novel! Next month is Ronnie's pick. For Pride, she's chosen, A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft!

Books with Betsy
Episode 37 - All Print, All the Time with Leah Rachel von Essen

Books with Betsy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 62:39


On this episode, Leah Rachel von Essen, whose job is books, and I discuss our shared love of translated literature, especially genre fiction from other countries, and our shared love of reading and walking. She also talks about her very entertaining experiences with the library as a child and shares about her current work with Chicago Books to Women in Prison.    Follow Leah on Instagram! Find Leah's posts about books in translation here  More information about how to support Chicago Books to Women in Prison   Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy's reading:  Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell  Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix    Books Highlighted by Leah: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante, trans. Ann Goldstein The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen  Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah  The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin  The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, trans. Stephen Snyder Eve Out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi, trans. Jeffrey Zuckerman Palestine +100 ed. Basma Ghalayini They Will Drown in Their Mother's Tears by Johannes Anyuru, trans. Saskia Vogel  The Waves by Virginia Woolf Who's Afraid of Gender by Judith Butler  The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs    All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit  The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar  The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai  Freedom by Jonathan Franzen  To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

DMPL Podcast
Beyond the Shelves: Decolonizing Your Bookshelf

DMPL Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 40:34


On the newest episode of Beyond the Shelves, Jes and Sarah talk about decolonizing and diversifying your bookshelf, giving you suggestions on books with diverse authors and unique viewpoints.   What They're Reading Jes The Bog Wife, by Kay Chronister Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel American Rapture, by CJ Leede Sarah The Paradise Problem, by Christina Lauren Somewhere Beyond the Sea, by TJ Klune The City of Brass, by S.A. Chakraborty The Book of Doors, by Gareth Brown   Book Recs - Decolonizing Your Bookshelf The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee, by David Treuer To Shape a Dragon's Breath, by Moniquill Blackgoose Shutter, by Ramona Emerson My Powerful Hair, by Carole Lindstrom Babel, by R.F. Kuang The Marrow Thieves, by Cherie Dimaline The Space Between Worlds, by Micaiah Johnson Cursed Bunny, by Bora Chung  The Vegetarian, by Han Kang  Betty, by Tiffany McDaniel  Becoming Little Shell, by Christ La Tray  Whiskey Tender, by Deborah Jackson Taffa  And Then She Fell, by Alicia Elliott Who Am I?, by Julie Buchholtz  Memory Police, by Yoko Ogawa  

Bookstore Explorer
Episode 72: Gramercy Books, Bexley, Ohio

Bookstore Explorer

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 39:33


This week we visit with Linda Kass, novelist and owner of Gramercy Books in Bexley, Ohio. Located in suburban Columbus, Gramercy is known for its series of fantastic author events and much more. Books We Talk About: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa, The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, Stoner by John Williams, The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis, A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, The Waiting by Michael Connelly, The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis and more!

The Weekly Reader
Friends and Stories: "Mina's Matchbox" by Yoko Ogawa and "Tell Me Everything" by Elizabeth Strout

The Weekly Reader

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 3:53


On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels about the powerful, mysterious bonds we form with others throughout our lives and the ways they influence the people we become: Mina's Matchbox, by Yoko Ogawa, and Tell Me Everything, by Elizabeth Strout.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tea or Books?
Tea or Books? #128: Do We Read Plays? and Fifty Sounds vs The Housekeeper and the Professor

Tea or Books?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024


Polly Barton, Yoko Ogawa, and plays – welcome to episode 128! In the first half of today’s ‘Tea or Books?’ episode, Rachel and I revisit a topic from years ago – plays! Specifically, do we think that plays should be

Podcast Página Cinco
#178 - Passeio pela literatura japonesa contemporânea – papo com Rita Kohl

Podcast Página Cinco

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 47:54


Uma enrascada: a vontade de ler, conhecer novos autores e se aprofundar em determinadas literaturas é sempre muito maior do que o tempo que temos para explorar todos os universos que desejamos. Boa parte dos leitores também sofre com isso, eu sei. A literatura japonesa está entre aquelas que eu gostaria de dar mais atenção. Seria legal ir além dos autores que já curto, como Yukio Mishima e Yoko Ogawa. Para compreender um pouco melhor a literatura japonesa contemporânea que convidei Rita Kohl para uma conversa. Rita é tradutora que já verteu para o português nomes como Sayaka Murata, autora de “Querida Konbini” e Haruki Murakami, eterno candidato ao Nobel de Literatura. Murakami é um dos assuntos do nosso papo. Outro livro traduzido por Rita é “Museu do Silêncio”, um dos meus favoritos de Yoko Ogawa. Também pesquisadora, Rita é formada em letras pela USP e fez mestrado no Departamento de Literatura Comparada e Cultura da Universidade de Tóquio. O interesse pela cultura japonesa, alguns nomes atuais dessa literatura que merecem a atenção do leitor e particularidades de verter para o português um idioma tão distante do nosso também são assuntos do nosso papo. * Aqui o caminho para a newsletter da Página Cinco: https://paginacinco.substack.com/

Keep It Fictional
Most Anticipated Reads May-August 2024

Keep It Fictional

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 44:58


It's that time of the year again for us to look forward into the future to see what books have the potential to be our favourites of 2024. We will be talking about books coming out in May, June, July, and August in 2024. Stay tuned for Part 2 next week. Books mentioned on this episode: Joyful Recollections of Trauma by Paul Scheer, Yona of the Dawn Volume 41 by Mizuho Kusanagi, The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin, Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa and translated by Stephen B. Snyder, The Briar Club by Kate Quinn, There Is No Ethan by Anna Akbari, Little Fortified Stories by Barbara Black, One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun and translated by Jung Yewon, The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava, The Joyful Song of the Partridge by Paulina Chiziane and translated by David Brookshaw, Coexistence: Stories by Billy-Ray Belcourt, and Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepitfictional/message

The Reading Lounge
The Housekeeper and the Professor

The Reading Lounge

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 25:11


In this episode of The Reading Lounge, Cynthia and Sarah discuss The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa. While we discuss, we enjoy a cocktail named "The Professor." Mix one up and listen in to see if you'd like to add this book to your TBR list. The Professor: 24 oz. grapefruit soda (Fresca, Squirt, or sugar free grapefruit soda 4 oz. Tequila 4 oz. Grand Marnier (we used Triple Sec) 4 oz. lime juice Ice oranges/limes for garnish Mix all ingredients in a pitcher. Add ice, stir and serve! We'll meet you in The Reading Lounge!

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
The Mother of All Monsters by Paula D Ashe

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 53:28


Dear listners, have we got a podcast for you! This week the Abyss gang digs into the layers of being a parent to a serial killer with Paula D Ashe's The Mother of All Monsters. Before they chat about the extreme measures taken to ensure your child stops, they discuss Late Night With the Devil, The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, The Program, Quiet on the Set, and Kelly Link's White Cat, Black Dog: Stories. 

Novel Thoughts
Author Spotlight - Rebecca Makkai

Novel Thoughts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 56:00


Ahoy! Join us for our first ever author spotlight in which we dive into the award-winning novels of American author Rebecca Makkai. Makkai's work tackles subjects as diverse as the trauma of the 1980's AIDS crisis and the enduring legacy of the #MeToo movement, to the secrets and scandals of a mysterious artists' colony and the modern-day politics of conversion therapy. I Have Some Questions For You The Great Believers The Hundred Year HouseThe Borrower Also this week Joseph read The End We Start From by Megan Hunter and Saph read Society of Snow by Pablo Vierci. The Novel Thoughts team also talk about Charlie Kaufman's forthcoming adaptation of Yoko Ogawa's The Memory Police. This week's listener recommendation request comes from Kelly who likes a good crime novel and is looking for recommendation for her next five-star read. Joseph recommends The It Girl by Ruth Ware and Saph recommends Night Boat To Tangier by Kevin Barry. Also mentioned in this episode:The Harpy by Megan HunterStillicide by Cynan JonesThey by Kay DickTo The Friend Who Did Not Save My Life by Hervé GuibertThe Farewell Symphony by Edmund White See the Novel Thoughts bookshop page for all books mentioned in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Literatur - SWR2 lesenswert
Yoko Ogawa – Das Geheimnis der Eulerschen Formel

Literatur - SWR2 lesenswert

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 1:05


Die japanische Autorin Sayaka Murata empfiehlt Yoko Ogawas Roman „Das Geheimnis der Eulerschen Formel“. Hören Sie die Autorin im O-Ton!

Literatur - SWR2 lesenswert
SWR2 lesenswert Magazin u.a. mit dem neuen Buch von Murakami

Literatur - SWR2 lesenswert

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 54:02


Mit Büchern von Bodo Kirchhoff, Haruki Murakami, Yoko Ogawa, Eberhard Rathgeb, Boris von Brauchitsch und Zeruya Shalev. Redaktion und Moderation: Katharina Borchardt

Novel Thoughts
Our Picks for 2024 (Spoiler Free)

Novel Thoughts

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 31:02


Sapphire and Joseph talk about the new releases they can't wait to read in 2024. Sapphire is looking forward to reading Sandwich by Catherine Newman, Nuclear Family by Kate Davies, and Small Hours by Bobby Palmer. Joseph wants to read Parade by Rachel Cusk, Knife: Meditations After An Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie, Your Utopia by Bora Chung, and Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Sapphire and Joseph talk about their reading habits, how they track what they read, and how they manage to read so many books. This week's listener recommendation request comes from Peter who enjoyed Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro and is looking for novels with a similar sensibility. Sapphire recommends The Fish by Joanne Stubbs, Annie Bot by Sierra Greer, and the Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel. Joseph recommends The Unconsoled and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Do You Remember Being Born? By Sean Michaels, Jungle House by Julianne Pachico, and The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa. Also mentioned in this episode:Saving Agnes by Rachel Cusk‘The Stuntman' by Rachel CuskThe Fortune of the Rougons by Emile Zola Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scarred For Life
Little Cuts 141: In Which MB Checks A Pie Crust During Recording

Scarred For Life

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 42:58


Happy Thanksgiving! On this week's Little Cuts, MB and Terry discuss the new Scott Pilgrim show, The Boy and The Heron, Alan Wake 2, Revenge by Yoko Ogawa, and As Above So Below!Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter. We also have a Letterboxd HQ account, so follow us there, too! We're also on Bluesky with the same usernames. Support us on Patreon!If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! Ask us for our Discord server!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

The story in The New Yorker's November 27, 2023, issue is “Beauty Contest,” by Yoko Ogawa, translated from the Japanese by Steven Snyder. Ogawa was not able to read her story for The Writer's Voice, but, on a recent episode of the New Yorker Fiction Podcast, the writer Madeleine Thien read and discussed Ogawa's 2004 story “The Cafeteria in the Evening and a Pool in the Rain,” and we wanted to share that episode with you instead. We hope you enjoy it. 

Contratapas Podcast
122. La fórmula preferida del profesor - Yoko Ogawa

Contratapas Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 41:19


La fórmula preferida del profesor, de Yoko Ogawa, es una hermosa historia de amistad, amor y familia que protagoniza un profesor de matemáticas de avanzada edad que, después de un accidente, solo tiene 80 minutos de memoria, una asistente que es contratada para cuidarlo y su hijo, de diez años. Entre la pasión por las matemáticas, el beisbol y el vínculo de fraternidad que se construye entre los personajes, Yoko logra entrelazar la pureza de las relaciones sociales y la humanidad en este bello texto: la admiración por la sabiduría, la compasión, el despertar de la inteligencia y la suave armonía con la que el viento y el sol hacen cálido el corazón de todos. Una historia que parece sencilla pero debajo de sus líneas encierra un mensaje de bondad y una enseñanza universal: el amor. Invitados especiales: Ricardo y Daisy, de @librariachile

レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast
Novelist Murakami hosts Japanese ghost story reading ahead of Nobel Prize announcements

レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 2:18


Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami hosted a ghost story reading event in Tokyo amid growing attention before the announcement of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature, an award he is a perennial favorite to win. Murakami said at the September 28 reading that he enjoys scary stories and wants to write more of them. The event featured one from the 18th-century collection “Tales of Moonlight and Rain,” which intrigued Murakami since his childhood and is known to have inspired his work. The classic collection written by Akinari Ueda called “Ugetsu Monogatari” in Japanese explores a blurry borderline between the real and surreal, which Murakami said in a guide he contributed to a 2021 magazine made him wonder which side he was on. Borders and walls are important motifs in Murakami's writing. Protagonists in his stories often travel through walls or between two worlds and encounter mysterious, exotic characters. While Murakami has said he grew up mostly reading Western novels, some experts have also noted the influence of Ueda's stories in some of Murakami's work. Murakami has been a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature for more than a decade, and the winner of the 2023 prize was announced on October 5. If he had won, he would have been the first Japanese writer since Kenzaburo Oe in 1994 to be named a Nobel laureate. Japanese media also have mentioned novelists Yoko Ogawa and Yoko Tawada as possible contenders in recent years. The Nobel Prize did not come up at September 28's ghost story event. Kayoko Shiraishi, a veteran actress known for ghost tale monologues, performed Ugetsu's “The Kibitsu Cauldron," a story of an imprudent man who marries a priest's good daughter despite a cauldron's fortunetelling revealing a bad omen. The protagonist meets a horrendous end after betraying his wife, who becomes a vengeful spirit. Murakami wrote his first published novel, 1979's “Hear the Wind Sing,” after being inspired to write fiction while watching a baseball game at Meiji Jingu Stadium. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

Man Booker Prize
Our October Book of the Month: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

Man Booker Prize

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 35:41


Yoko Ogawa's The Memory Police, translated by Stephen Snyder, is a haunting and provocative fable about the power of memory and the trauma of loss, which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2020. On an unnamed island, things are disappearing and most of the island's residents are forgetting all about them. It starts small with hats and ribbons but it soon escalates. When a novelist discovers that her editor – who, for some reason, doesn't forget – is in danger from the draconian Memory Police, she concocts a plan to save him. Join us as we explore our latest Book of the Month. In this episode Jo and James: Share a brief author biography Summarise the novel's plot Consider whether the book is about totalitarian regimes or fascist politics, as many of the book's reviewers suggested, or whether it's about something altogether more mysterious Discuss how translations may affect our reading of the book, in quite significant ways Wonder whether forgetting is really that bad Suggest who should read the book Reading list: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi Further reading: A profile of Yoko Ogawa in The New York Times A full transcript of the episode is available at our website. Follow The Booker Prize Podcast so you never miss an episode. Visit http://thebookerprizes.com/podcast to find out more about us, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok @thebookerprizes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sprawl Radio
[Ashton 5] Unsere Literatur-Halbjahresrückschau

Sprawl Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 126:34


Willkommen im Sprawl. Wir können nicht behaupten, dass uns Mickey 7 beim Lesen immer Spaß gemacht hat. Deshalb sind wir nicht all zu traurig, das Buch nach dieser Folge in das Regal zu stellen. Doch ob es sich um einen Totalausfall handelt oder Mickey 7 zumindest zum guilty 'so bad it's good' pleasure taugt, das erfahrt ihr in dieseer Folge. Damit wir auch einige gute Bücher empfehlen können, sprechen wir außerdem über die Bücher, die uns dieses Jahr bisher besonders gut gefallen haben.In dieser Folge: Mickey7 von Edward Ashton (bis zum bitteren Ende).In der nächsten Folge: Die Haarteppichknüpfer von Andreas Eschbach (bis inkl. 'Der verlorene Haarteppich', S. 73) Schreibt uns eine E-Mail an sprawlradio@gmx.deTwitter @sprawlradioLetterboxd: Kim_chi und gamurgaIhr mögt unseren Podcast und möchtet uns finanziell unterstützen? Wir freuen uns über kleine oder große Beträge über Paypal: paypal.me/sprawlradio oder an sprawlradio@gmx.deUnsere Literaturtipps:Jack Ketchum, Off Season (dt. Beutezeit, 1980)Yoko Ogawa, Das Ende des Bengalischen Tigers (1998)Heinz Strunk, Es ist immer so schön mit dir (2021)Hawon Jung, Flowers of Fire (2023)Literatur:Edward Ashton, Mickey 7 (2022)Verwendete Musik:Dee Yan-Key - Sloshed

Another Book on the Shelf
124 - The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

Another Book on the Shelf

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 62:16


In Episode 124, Gen and Jette talk about The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder. This was Jette's pick for our book club and we loved the dystopian vibes and talking all about memories. Show NotesYōko Ogawa has won every Japanese literary award, including the Akutagawa Prize and Yomiuri Prize.Playing It Cool is a 2014 film starring Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Michelle Monaghan, Anthony Mackie, Topher Grace, and Luke Wilson. With such a stacked cast, you'd think Gen would've heard of it. Our next book club pick is Bear by Marian Engel Don't forget to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com. We'd love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest!

Another Book on the Shelf
121 - Spring Hangout

Another Book on the Shelf

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 40:09


In episode 121 Gen & Jette sit down for Another Cup of Tea and a spring hangout. We're talking all about what we've been reading lately and what we have planned for the coming months. Show NotesIf you're in Toronto on May 27 & 28, be sure to stop by the Word On the Street festival.Find out more about Gen's upcoming summer retreats. Our next episode (for real this time) is all about Canadian authors.Read along with our current book club pick, The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, which we'll be discussing first thing in July.Books MentionedThe Cannibals by TinguVicious Creatures by Sarah GordonSurvive the Night by Riley SagerSing Nightingale by Marie Hélène PoitrasBefore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu KawaguchiFight Club by Chuck PalahniukMinor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong The Night Shift by Alex Finlay The Nice House on the Lake by James Tynion IVThe Writing Life by Annie DillardThe Girl and the Glim by India SwiftJunkwraith by Ellinor RicheyDaisy Darker by Alice Feeney These Witches Don't Burn & This Coven Won't Break by Isabel SterlingThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Book of Magic by Alice HoffmanMaybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Losers by Andy Diggle and JockSurfside Girls by Kim DwinellThe Writing Retreat by Julia BartzVelvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno GarciaSmall Mercies by Denis LehaneTombs by Junji ItoThe Writing of Fiction by Edith WhartonWhen We Were Magic by Sarah GaileyMoonheart by Charles de LintLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Magicians by Lev Grossman

The Leading, Language and Literature Podcast
Ben Walker - Head of CAS and English / TOK Teacher - Hong Kong

The Leading, Language and Literature Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 43:29


In this episode, I'm speaking to Ben Walker. Ben is an English and TOK teacher here in Hong Kong as well as the current CAS coordinator. Next year he will be taking up the Head of Secondary English role at his current school.We discuss:1. The best book he's ever read, taught or been taught2. The advantages and disadvantages of running the 5 year MYP course all the way up to the DP3. His perspective on inquiry and authentic assessment and whether they look different in Year 7 v.s. Year 11 4. How much Ben's current school implement the element of service within the curriculum and the directions he's considering moving forward5. The feasibility of CAS playing a part in the academic curriculum6. And finally, a somewhat insular one but HK v.s. Singapore. What's the difference and what's Ben's advice if considering a move from one to the otherThanks again to Ben for his eloquence and insights across the CAS and English curriculum. If you want to be kept up to date on when educational chat like this happens, then be sure to subscribe to the podcast and/or follow me on Twitter @chrisjordanhkLinks:Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelGo Went Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck At Night All Blood is Black by David DiopBlack Boy by Richard WrightThe Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

Time To Say Goodbye
Ten long years of socialist politicking, with Kshama Sawant

Time To Say Goodbye

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 63:49


Hello from Tammy's COVID bunker! This week, after a short tribute to Montana's “dean of journalism,” Chuck Johnson, R.I.P., Tammy speaks with Kshama Sawant, the three-term socialist Seattle City Councilmember who recently announced that she will not seek reelection after this year. Instead, she has launched Workers Strike Back, “an independent, rank-and-file campaign” to support organizing nationwide. We discuss [9:42] the Amazonification of Seattle, [31:05] a historic municipal bill banning caste discrimination, and [38:28] critiques of Sawant's approach to politics and organizing. Plus: Tammy and Kshama debate union strategy.In this episode, we ask: Does socialism provide answers to today's woes? What did the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 reveal about identity politics?  How might the Dobbs ruling and other failures of Democratic leadership help us envision a new political party? What does DSA get right and wrong? For more, read: * Tammy's 2019 mini-profile of Kshama * Kshama's labor history fave: Teamster Rebellion by Farrell Dobbs   * A Kentucky worker on “How We're Fighting for a Union at Amazon's Biggest Air Hub”* Kshama's recent bill, making Seattle “the first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination"And some extras from the TTSG team: * Tammy and Mai recommend the French-German-Belgian film, “Return to Seoul,” currently playing in some U.S. theaters.* Tammy semi-recommends the return of the LA-catering comedy “Party Down” (though the first two seasons remain vastly superior) and really recommends these sly, tingly novellas, translated from the Japanese, by Yoko Ogawa. * A happy follow-up to the housing episode with Ritti Singh and Navneet Grewal, reported by TTSG guest Wilfred Chan: “‘It's legal, there's just no precedent': the first US town to demand a rent decrease”* More news in racial impostors, via Andy: “Raquel Evita Saraswati pretended to be a woman of color. Her deception traumatized the communities she claimed to help.”* Some devastating TikToks by college applicants, courtesy of Jay Thanks for listening! As always, follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter, and get in touch via email at timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Papierstau Podcast
Folge 247: Döpfnerdämmerung („Toxic Man“ - Frédéric Schwilden, „Das Museum der Stille“ - Yoko Ogawa, „Der Tanzende“ - Victor Jestin)

Papierstau Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 57:15


In dieser Folge mit Meike, Robin und Anika: „Toxic Man“ von Frédéric Schwilden, „Das Museum der Stille“ von Yoko Ogawa und „Der Tanzende“ von Victor Jestin. Im Vorgeplänkel fassen wir den orakelnden Stand einer aktuellen Mediendebatte zusammen: Es wird gemunkelt, bei dem im April erscheinenden neuen Werk von Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre handele es sich um einen Schlüsselroman über die deutsche Verlagslandschaft

Reflecting History
Episode 120: The Memory Police

Reflecting History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 24:32


Yoko Ogawa's 1994 masterpiece "The Memory Police" is much more than a dystopian novel. It delves into the ways that memory connects with everything-from our deepest sense of self, to our friendships and relationships, to our daily routines. What can memory tell us about grief, loss, and resitance to "quiet authoritarianism?" -Consider Supporting the Podcast!- Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/reflectinghistory Check out my podcast series on Arcane, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Nazi Germany and the Battle for the Human Heart here: https://www.reflectinghistory.com/bonuscontent Try my audio course: Why do 'good' people support evil leaders? What allure does Fascism hold that enables it to garner popular support? And what lessons can history teach us about today? My audio course 'A Beginners Guide to Understanding & Resisting Fascism: Nazi Germany and the Battle for the Human Heart' explores these massive questions through the lens of Nazi Germany and the ordinary people who lived, loved, collaborated and even resisted during those times. Through exploring the past, I hope to unlock lessons that all learners on the course can apply to the present day - from why fascism attracts people to how it can be resisted. I'm donating 20% of the proceeds to Givewell's Maximum Impact Fund, and the course also comes with a 100% money back guarantee. Check it out at https://avid.fm/reflectinghistory or on my patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/reflectinghistory. Subscribe to my newsletter! A free, low stress, monthly-quarterly email offering historical perspective on modern day issues, behind the scenes content on my latest podcast episodes, and historical lessons/takeaways from the world of history, psychology, and philosophy:https://www.reflectinghistory.com/newsletter Leave a rating or review on apple podcasts or spotify!

Bookake Club de Lectura
#15 La policía de la memoria de Yoko Ogawa

Bookake Club de Lectura

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 77:12


En este nuevo podcast del Club de Lectura Bookake charlamos con Ismael Costa y Elsa Veiga de "La policía de la memoria", multipremiada distopía* escrita por Yoko Ogawa a principios de los 90 y que ha sido traducida y "descubierta" en Occidente hace poco. En una isla ficticia las cosas (y los conceptos que designan a esas cosas), así como los recuerdos asociados a dichas cosas, van desapareciendo paulatinamente mientras la protagonista de esta novela intenta sobrevivir y ocultar a un disidente de la temida policía de la memoria. ¿Nos acompañáis en este viaje?

Papierstau Podcast
Folge 236: Papierstau hat Fieber („Hinterher“ - Finn Job, „Petrow hat Fieber“ - Alexei Salnikow, „Der Duft von Eis“ - Yoko Ogawa)

Papierstau Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 57:56


In dieser Folge mit Meike, Anika und Robin: „Hinterher“ von Finn Job, „Petrwo hat Fieber“ von Alexei Salnikow und „Der Duft von Eis“ von Yoko Ogawa. Mit dem internationalen Internetspektakel "Tournament of Books" (ToB) vertreibt sich Euer Preislistenpodcast die Zeit bis zur nächsten Runde des International Booker Prize. Was auf der soeben bekannt gegebenen Shortlist des ToB zu finden ist? Wir klären auf!

Novel Experience
S3 Ep11 Rónán Hession author of Leonard and Hungry Paul

Novel Experience

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 65:15


Award-winning author and musician Rónán Hession. Author of LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL and PANENKA.Ronan chats about:publishing with an indie publisherbalancing his full time job as a civil servant with writingplotting your own creative developmenthow reading outside the anglophone world can open your eyes to variety of structurewriting like you're driving in the darkthe power of word of mouth and booksellers to make a book break outGuest: Ronan Hession Twitter: @MumblinDeafRo Books:Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession & Panenka by Rónán Hession Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This FamilyRónán's recommendations:A book for fans of Rónán's work: Marzhan, mon amour by Katja Oscamp translated by Jo Heinrich A book Rónán has always loved: Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi KawakamiBooks coming soon or recently released that Rónán recommends: Osebol by Marit Kapla, Zone by Matias Énard trans. Charlote MandellOther books that we chatted about in this episode: Yoko Ogawa, Man with a seagull on his head by Harriet Page, Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson, Assembly by Natasha Brown, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, Treacle Walker by Alan GarnerNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x

WDR 2 Lesen
Yoko Ogawa - Der Duft von Eis

WDR 2 Lesen

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 3:28


Wer war Ryokos Geliebter wirklich? Die japanische Autorin Yoko Ogawa erzählt in ihrem neuen Roman "Der Duft von Eis" von einer Spurensuche. Ein ruhiges und poetisches Buch, vorgestellt von Buchhändlerin Gabi van Wahden. Von Gabriele van Wahden.

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast
The Girl with the Hungry Eyes

Staring Into the Abyss: A Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 89:52


Come on, the new billboards are up!!! Join the Abyss gang on Madison Avenue energy vampires as they check out Fritz Leiber's The Girl with the Hungry Eyes with special guest LL Soares. While they descend into obession they discuss The Patient, Terrifier 2, Atlanta, Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger, Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa, Cabinet of Curiosities, The Watcher, Daron Kappauff and Ward Nerdlo's We Are Legend, Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin, and Roadgames. It's a big one folks, now dig in and avoid the eyes! Read The Girl with the Hungry Eyes

SeeHearSpeak Podcast
Episode 47: The diagnosis of developmental language disorder with Dr. Jeanne Tighe

SeeHearSpeak Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 69:30


Episode 47: The diagnosis of developmental language disorder with Dr. Jeanne Tighe Resources:  DLD for families book: https://bcpractice.com/developmental-language-disorder-guide-for-parents-and-families/ SPICES article: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-21-00295 radld.org dldandme.org JT's favorite book was: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa

2MannBuch - der Buchpodcast
Folge 47 mit Yoko Ogawa und Steven Van Zandt

2MannBuch - der Buchpodcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 61:12


The New Yorker: Fiction
Madeleine Thien Reads Yoko Ogawa

The New Yorker: Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 70:19 Very Popular


Madeleine Thien joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Cafeteria in the Evening and a Pool in the Rain,” by Yoko Ogawa, translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder, which was published in The New Yorker in 2004. Thien's books include the novels “Dogs at the Perimeter” and “Do Not Say We Have Nothing,” which won the Governor General's Literary Award and the Scotiabank Giller Prize. 

Ein Buch
Yoko Ogawa: Der Duft von Eis

Ein Buch

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 7:10


Nach dem Selbstmord ihres Geliebten geht eine junge Japanerin den Spuren seines Lebens nach.

Buchkritik - Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Buchkritik - "Der Duft von Eis" von Yoko Ogawa

Buchkritik - Deutschlandfunk Kultur

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 6:45


Hamen, Samuelwww.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, LesartDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

Lesart - das Literaturmagazin - Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Buchkritik - "Der Duft von Eis" von Yoko Ogawa

Lesart - das Literaturmagazin - Deutschlandfunk Kultur

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 6:45


Hamen, Samuelwww.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, LesartDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

ANAGRAMA
A POLÍCIA DA MEMÓRIA | Pessoas e lembranças

ANAGRAMA

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 9:01


Oi, pessoas! Tudo bem com vocês? No episódio dessa semana, converso um pouquinho com vocês sobre esse livro incrível que mexeu muito comigo. Espero que gostem e que, se possível, leiam essa autora incrível que é a Yoko Ogawa.

Best Book Club with Shanna and Jen
That Poetry Thawed Our Cold Cold Frozen Hearts - What We're Reading and Other Stuff

Best Book Club with Shanna and Jen

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 34:38


This week on What We're Reading and Other StuffJen Read:The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixAll the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn GreenwoodThe Ruin by Dervla McTeirnenPaperbacks From Hell by Grady Hendrix Shanna read:The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa Wish You Were Here by Jodi PicoultCheck out our lovely friend Jennelle's poetry page as well as Shayne Koyczan if you need your cold cold frozen heart thawed as well!Our book club discussion for The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers is starting today over on Instagram and Facebook!  If you are joining us for book club, head over there to join in on the conversation!If you are interested in purchasing any of these books on audio and you listen on Libro.fm  consider buying it through our links above!  We are affiliated with Libro.fm and every time you use our links to buy books, you are not only supporting your local indie bookstores but also this podcast!  If you are not listening on Libro.fm yet, consider making the switch.  When you sign up, you get to choose which bookstore you buy the books from and a portion of your monthly membership goes directly to them!  And if you use our link, you support us as well.  During checkout, use the code CHOOSEINDIE and you get your first book for free!Libro.fm.best_bookclub@outlook.comPatreonwww.bestbookclub.caInstagram

Two Chairs Talking
Episode 73: If I could only remember my name

Two Chairs Talking

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 86:32


David and Perry discuss recent awards and nominations, say a sad farewell to a friend, and talk about their recent reading, several items of which seem to deal with the loss of memory. General News (07:25) Hugo Nominees (03:57) Philip K. Dick Award (00:26) Compton Crook Award (00:28) 2022 Shadows Awards (00:58) BSFWA Awards (01:03) RIP Christine Ashby (02:30) What have we been reading? (01:13:48) The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson (06:07) The Spare Room by Helen Garner (10:37) Metal Fish, Falling Snow by Cath Moore (04:53) The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (08:22) Deeplight by Frances Hardinge (07:50) SFF Novellas from 2021 (Pt. 1) (14:12) Light Chaser by Peter F. Hamilton and Garth Powell (03:26) Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor (02:58) Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (03:03) Stone Sky, Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe (05:07) SFF Novellas from 2021 (Pt. 2) (16:27) And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed (01:42) Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters by Aimee Ogden (02:20) Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn (01:45) The Necessity of Stars by E. Catherine Tobler (02:32) The Giants of the Violet Sea by Eugenia Triantafyllou (05:45) Windup (00:56) Illustration generated by Wombo.art

Two Chairs Talking
Episode 73: If I could only remember my name

Two Chairs Talking

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 86:32


David and Perry discuss recent awards and nominations, say a sad farewell to a friend, and talk about their recent reading, several items of which seem to deal with the loss of memory. General News (07:25) Hugo Nominees (03:57) Philip K. Dick Award (00:26) Compton Crook Award (00:28) 2022 Shadows Awards (00:58) BSFWA Awards (01:03) RIP Christine Ashby (02:30) What have we been reading? (01:13:48) The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson (06:07) The Spare Room by Helen Garner (10:37) Metal Fish, Falling Snow by Cath Moore (04:53) The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (08:22) Deeplight by Frances Hardinge (07:50) SF&F Novellas from 2021 (Pt. 1) (14:12) Light Chaser by Peter F. Hamilton and Garth Powell (03:26) Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor (02:58) Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (03:03) Stone Sky, Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe (05:07) SF&F Novellas from 2021 (Pt. 2) (16:27) And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed (01:42) Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters by Aimee Ogden (02:20) Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn (01:45) The Necessity of Stars by E. Catherine Tobler (02:32) The Giants of the Violet Sea by Eugenia Triantafyllou (05:45) Windup (00:56) Click here for more info and indexes Illustration generated by Wombo.art

Get Booked
What A Glow-Up

Get Booked

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 43:52 Very Popular


Amanda and Jenn discuss emotionally devastating fiction, entertaining history, Old Hollywood, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Tweet Cute and When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord (rec'd by Lauren) Read Between The Lines by Rachel Lacey (rec'd by Kady) Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee (rec'd by Cara W.) Books Discussed Leap of Faith by Queen Noor The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, transl by Stephen Snyder  Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: child abuse, sexual assualt, transphobia) The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell Music Is History by Ahmir Questlove Thompson with Ben Greenman Tana French, In the Woods (cw: harm to children) Edna O'Brien, Saints and Sinners Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (tw violence against women, harm to children) The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang (cw: all of them)  The Masquerade series by Seth Dickinson (also all the CW) Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures by Emma Straub Siren Queen by Nghi Vo, out May 10 (cw: gore, coercion) A Hatchet by Gary Paulsen The I Survived Series Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love for children's library The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus on est de fous, plus on lit!
Julien Guy-Béland, Germinal, et la Corée du Sud

Plus on est de fous, plus on lit!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 105:29


Hélène Jouan propose des lectures pour mieux comprendre la situation en Corée du Sud, puis rend compte des ouvrages populaires au Maroc; Julien Guy-Béland discute de son nouveau roman, Pas besoin d'ennemis; Russell Smith résume les derniers faits de l'actualité culturelle torontoise; Fanny Britt et Étienne Beaulieu donnent leurs impressions sur la série française Germinal; Roromme Chantal décortique la locution « ordre mondial »; et Sophie Lorain, Anne-Marie Cadieux et Rafaële Germain font la critique du roman Petites boîtes, de Yoko Ogawa.

普通读者
Ep 36. 十月的已读推荐:恐怖小说、悲伤、成长和Rice Bucket

普通读者

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 55:08


又到了每月的固定节目——月总结。这一期我们聊了聊10月读了什么值得聊一句的书,其中有一些非常适合在深秋阅读的书籍。 时间节点: 00:32 Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales, by Yoko Ogawa, Stephen Snyder (Translator) 04:32 The Birds, by Daphne Du Maurier 10:39 The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers: And Other Gruesome Tales, by Jen Campbell 提到:The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night, by Jen Campbell (中文译本《世界诞生于午夜》,王晨颖 译) 17:37 The Dumb House, by John Burnside 提到:书/电影《香水》 22:59 The Last House on Needless Street, by Catriona Ward 25:44 「おばちゃんたちのいるところ」, 松田青子 英译本:Where the Wild Ladies Are, Aoko Matsuda, Polly Barton (Translator) 提到:Fifty Sounds, by Polly Barton 31:38 Constellations, by Sinéad Gleeson 34:29 Notes on Grief, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 36:10 Inseparable, by Simone de Beauvoir(西蒙娜·德·波伏娃) 39:49 A Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers 44:36 She Who Became the Sun, by Shelley Parker-Chan 提到的: 47:44 Jade Dragon Mountain (Li Du #1), by Elsa Hart 中译本 《玉龙雪山》,埃尔莎·哈特,王晓东(译) 50:01 漫画《王者天下》,原泰久茹茂華(译) 52:09 《秋园》,杨本芬 Whereabouts, by Jhumpa Lahiri In Other Words, by Jhumpa Lahiri, Ann Goldstein (Translator) 52:44 11、12月经典共读书目Orlando, by Virginia Woolf, 中译本《弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫》 欢迎大家告诉我们你们十月读了些什么书?有没有好看的恐怖小说、惊悚小说、哥特小说的推荐呢? --------------------- 收听和订阅渠道: 墙内:小宇宙App,喜马拉雅,网易云“普通-读者” 墙外: Apple Podcast, Anchor,Spotify,Pocket Casts,Google Podcast,Breaker, Radiopublic 电邮:commonreader@protonmail.com 微博: 普通读者播客 三位主播的小红书: 徐慢懒:638510715 H:1895038519 堂本:1895329519 欢迎关注播客豆瓣: https://www.douban.com/people/commonreaders/ 片头音乐credit: Flipper's Guitar - 恋とマシンガン- Young, Alive, in Love - 片尾音乐credit:John Bartman - Happy African Village (Music from Pixabay)

El Librero
Un señor que no sabe dónde está parado

El Librero

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 50:19


Un nuevo episodio desde Prólogo donde Jorge y Mauricio charlaron sobre el libro "Recuerdos de un jardinero inglés" de Reginald Arkell, además de la colección de cuentos de Francis Scott Fitzgerald titulada "Un diamantes tan grande como el Ritz" allí también encontrarán al famoso Benjamin Button. Además hablaron del libro "La policía de la memoria" de la escritora japonesa Yoko Ogawa, también pasaron por "Hamnet" libro escrito por Maggie O'Farrell y por las novelas "Los vencejos" del escritor español Fernando y "Encrucijadas" de Jonathan Franzen. Por último dos tareas pendientes "Luna Roja" y "London Boulevard".

Look What You Made Me Read
The Memory Police

Look What You Made Me Read

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 74:02


On the podcast this week, we struggle to give a decent review of The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, Cat gives out a few Mystery recommendations and recounts her memories of wanting to be a part of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants! Enjoy! Feel free to follow and interact with us on our socials. Beware we discuss spoilers! IG: @whatyoumademeread Twitter: @mademereadpod Tik Tok: @lookwhatyoumademeread

Sunday Hustlerz Book Crew
The Memory Police - SHBC01

Sunday Hustlerz Book Crew

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021 72:31


Join Ezra, Robert and Paddy X - The Sunday Hustlerz Book Crew - on their inaugural episode, as they journey into the foreboding fog of Yoko Ogawa's The Memory Police.  On a fantastic island in which objects and ideas can completely forgotten, three hustlerz contemplate the mystery of memory and the power of resistance in a discussion of Ogawa's lauded novel.

Two Chairs Talking
Episode 56: Labyrinths and rooftops

Two Chairs Talking

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 60:42


Perry and David nominate their best reads in the year so far and then go on to discuss their recent reading, ranging from children's books to a strange novel by a Japanese author Locus Awards (03:25) Arthur C. Clarke Award (01:37) Other Awards (01:03) David's top 5 books of the year so far (02:51) Clarissa Harlowe by Samuel Richardson (00:56) The Women in Black by Madeleine St John (00:10) The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (00:13) Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (00:08) Lavengro / Romany Rye by George Borrow (00:25) Perry's top 5 books of the year so far (04:11) Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin (01:24) Dune by Frank Herbert (00:54) The Yield by Tara Jane Winch (00:11) First Love by Ivan Turgenev (00:51) The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (00:17) Emails and Tweets of Comment (01:57) Why You Should Read Children's Books by Katherine Rundell (04:32) The Scarecrow and His Servant by Philip Pullman (06:08) The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (07:15) Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell (07:08) The Labyrinth by Amanda Lowrey (06:26) Lavengro, Romany Rye by George Borrow (06:08) Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe (05:46) Windup (01:11) Illustration: rooftops of Paris.

Skylight Books Author Reading Series
MARJORIE SANDOR and AIMEE BENDER present THE UNCANNY READER: STORIES FROM THE SHADOWS

Skylight Books Author Reading Series

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2015 45:54


The Uncanny Reader: Stories from the Shadows (St. Martin's Griffin)  From the deeply unsettling to the possibly supernatural, these thirty-one border-crossing stories from around the world explore the uncanny in literature, and delve into our increasingly unstable sense of self, home, and planet. The Uncanny Reader: Stories from the Shadows opens with “The Sand-man,” E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1817 tale of dopplegangers and automatons—a tale that inspired generations of writers and thinkers to come. Stories by 19th and 20th century masters of the uncanny—including Edgar Allan Poe, Franz Kafka, and Shirley Jackson—form a foundation for sixteen award-winning contemporary authors, established and new, whose work blurs the boundaries between the familiar and the unknown. These writers come from Egypt, France, Germany, Japan, Poland, Russia, Scotland, England, Sweden, the United States, Uruguay, and Zambia—although their birthplaces are not always the terrains they plumb in their stories, nor do they confine themselves to their own eras. Contemporary authors include: Chris Adrian, Aimee Bender, Kate Bernheimer, Jean-Christophe Duchon-Doris, Mansoura Ez-Eldin, Jonathon Carroll, John Herdman, Kelly Link, Steven Millhauser, Joyce Carol Oates, Yoko Ogawa, Dean Paschal, Karen Russell, Namwali Serpell, Steve Stern and Karen Tidbeck. Marjorie Sandor is the author of four books, most recently The Late Interiors: A Life Under Construction. Her story collection, Portrait of my Mother, Who Posed Nude in Wartime, won the 2004 National Jewish Book Award in Fiction, and an essay collection, The Night Gardener: A Search for Home won the 2000 Oregon Book Award for literary non-fiction. Her work has appeared in The Georgia Review, AGNI, The Hopkins Review and The Harvard Review among others. She lives in Corvallis, Oregon. Aimee Bender is the author of the novels The Color Master, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake—a New York Times bestseller—and An Invisible Sign of My Own, and of the collections The Girl in the Flammable Skirt and Willful Creatures. Her works have been widely anthologized and have been translated into sixteen languages. She lives in Los Angeles.