three – Three Percent /College/translation/threepercent a resource for international literature at the University of Rochester Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:09:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 TMR 18.5: “Reads Without Turning a Page” [Ann Quin] /College/translation/threepercent/2022/11/30/tmr-18-5-reads-without-turning-a-page-ann-quin/ /College/translation/threepercent/2022/11/30/tmr-18-5-reads-without-turning-a-page-ann-quin/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:09:05 +0000 http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?p=438952 Kaija Straumanis joins Chad and Brian this week to talk about orchids, hot takes (»å¾±»åÌýS. sleep with L.?? how exactly did she die?), creepy British dudes, symmetry inÌýThree, Ann Quin’s statement on threesomes, the ambiguity of the text, and much more.

This week’s music is “” by Foals.

You can watch live on YouTube at 4pm ET on Thursday, December 1. (Reading schedule can be found here.) And you can find all previous seasons of TMR on our .

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All of Ann Quin’s books are available through , or at better bookstores everywhere. Be sure to order Brian’s book, , which is available at better bookstores everywhere thanks to BOA Editions.

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]]> /College/translation/threepercent/2022/11/30/tmr-18-5-reads-without-turning-a-page-ann-quin/feed/ 0 TMR 18.4: “Pursuit to the Point of Indiscretion” [Ann Quin] /College/translation/threepercent/2022/11/18/tmr-18-4-pursuit-to-the-point-of-indiscretion-ann-quin/ /College/translation/threepercent/2022/11/18/tmr-18-4-pursuit-to-the-point-of-indiscretion-ann-quin/#respond Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:39:58 +0000 http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?p=438922 Chad and Bria dive intoÌýThree, discussing the humor of the dialogue, the poetic-cinematic techniques Quin employs, monogamy and marriage, whether or not L was a collaborationist or worse, the importance of the number three, the play-like elements of the books, anti-mimetic writing, and much more. It’s a fun episode complete with dog barks, laughs, unanswered questions, and a decent amount of insight intoÌýThreeÌýfor anyone feeling lost.

This week’s music is “” by Moon Duo.

You can watch live on YouTube at 4pm ET on Wednesday, November 9th. (Reading schedule can be found here.) And you can find all previous seasons of TMR on our .

And you can support us at and get bonus content before anyone else, along with other rewards, the opportunity to easily communicate with the hosts, etc.

¹ó´Ç±ô±ô´Ç·ÉÌýÌýÌýandÌýÌýfor random thoughts and information about upcoming guests.

All of Ann Quin’s books are available through , or at better bookstores everywhere. Be sure to order Brian’s book, , which is available at better bookstores everywhere thanks to BOA Editions.

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