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A Diet of Literature: 17, 18, & 19

A Diet of Literature: 17, 18, & 19

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:22/01/2021
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https://youtu.be/JNeN7Sf-Jd4Day 17: Longplayer dialoguesThe Guardian's Literary Diet continues with video chats between interesting thinkers. I sat and listened to this one while embroidering an ensō and, while most of what…

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A Diet of Literature, 14, 15 & 16

A Diet of Literature, 14, 15 & 16

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:17/01/2021
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Day 14:New York Times: Oops! Famously Scathing Reviews of Classic BooksFor day 14 of The Guardian's Literary Diet their link takes you to a 2019 article in which the New…

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A Diet of Literature: 11, 12 & 13

A Diet of Literature: 11, 12 & 13

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:13/01/2021
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KishōtenketsuI heard about Kishōtenketsu a couple of years ago when listening to an episode of Bookworm. Michael Silverblatt was interviewing Ocean Vuong about his novel On Earth We are Briefly…

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A Diet of Literature 8, 9 & 10

A Diet of Literature 8, 9 & 10

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:10/01/2021
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Image: Pinterest An Afternoon in Linen, Shirley Jackson Until I went to the USA in 2019 I hadn't heard of Shirley Jackson. Then, in one of those pleasant, idle conversations…

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A Diet of Literature #4, 5, 6 & 7

A Diet of Literature #4, 5, 6 & 7

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:08/01/2021
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Having forgotten quite how busy the first working week of a year can be, I've gotten a little behind with my literary diet. This has been a week of meetings,…

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A Diet of Literature #3: Wild Nights

A Diet of Literature #3: Wild Nights

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:03/01/2021
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For day three of their literary diet, the Guardian suggests listening to Kate Bush sing her song, 'The Sensual World' which is, they say, based on Molly Bloom's soliloquy from…

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A Diet of Literature #2: No Clue

A Diet of Literature #2: No Clue

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:02/01/2021
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It's day two of the Guardian's literary diet and on today's menu is a film. What's more it is a reimagining of Jane Austen's Emma, a book I studied at university…

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A Diet of Literature #1: Rising with Maya

A Diet of Literature #1: Rising with Maya

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:01/01/2021
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In The Guardian, 27 December 2020, Claire Armitstead suggested a literary diet for this January. I like this idea, very much, so I'm going to try and follow it. She…

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The Enigma of Arrival

The Enigma of Arrival

  • Post author:Eryl
  • Post published:01/01/2021
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We’ve made it! We’ve left 2020 behind and arrived at 2021. It's been a bit of a ride, hasn't it? with many casualties, many losses. I grieve for those who…

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