Desperate Readers

By: Desperate Readers
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  • Tatiana and Niko meet together to discuss great literature of the past and present. In each episode they read a book of contemporary world literature and pair it with a canonical western classic to delve into shared literary themes and questions that writers keep returning to across space and time. Follow us on Instagram: @desperatereaderspod and Twitter: @DeserateReads Sound recording and editing by Niko and Tatiana Opening music by Seth Thomsen
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Episodes
  • XLIII. Not a Podcast: Not a River by Selva Almada

    XLIII. Not a Podcast: Not a River by Selva Almada
    Aug 22 2024

    On to the Booker International Shortlist! This week Niko and Tatiana read Not a River by Selva Almada, translated from the Spanish by Annie McDermott. They talk about water, fire, eco-criticism, masculinity, and girlhood, and touch on authors like Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner, and Juan Rulfo.
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    42 mins
  • XLII. Liars and Mothers: The House on Via Gemito by Domenico Starnone

    XLII. Liars and Mothers: The House on Via Gemito by Domenico Starnone
    Aug 16 2024

    We're back!! Niko and Tatiana read the 2024 Booker International Longlist and Strega-Prize winning The House on Via Gemito by Domenico Starnone. We talk about memory, family, painting, and touch on Starnone's possible connection to the mysterious writer Elena Ferrante.

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    53 mins
  • XLI. What Women Most Desire: The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffery Chaucer

    XLI. What Women Most Desire: The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffery Chaucer
    May 24 2024

    On the last episode of our pilgrimage, we meet one of the most colorful characters in Chaucer's tale: The Wife of Bath. Niko and Tatiana discuss experience, sovereignty, and what women most desire. Drop us a DM if you think you know!

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    35 mins
Art Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
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