Avsnitt
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In this, our season finale, we discuss what happens when a novel's emotional question goes unanswered. (A hint: Esther becomes quite the unhappy camper.)
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In this episode, we tackle the big one—what separates a novel from a collection of short stories? Is the difference significant or nonexistent?
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Saknas det avsnitt?
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In this month's episode, we discuss both the anti-realist novel and the trauma plot. Are they mutually exclusive or can they coexist?
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In this month's episode, we discuss the constraints of reliability and whether a narrator (especially a first-person narrator) can ever be trusthworthy. "It's all quite strange to me," says Alonzo.
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Esther and Alonzo finally disagree. "Whitehead has divided this house." Whose interpretation is right? Check out this month's sprawling episode—On Beauty, Fences, and "Sonny's Blues" are all discussed—to find out.
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This week, we discuss narrative pacing and the subtle art of wonder.
Special thanks to the Library of Congress:
Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin migrant workers collection (AFC 1985/001), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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In this episode, we discuss the tension that can arise when a text fails to distinguish its protagonist's level of intelligence from its author's earned wisdom.
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In this month's episode, we discuss the responsibility of the omniscient narrator and what goes awry when that responsibility isn't taken seriously.
