Two Month Review #2.5: t贸mas's seventh composition book, 8. (T贸mas J贸nsson, Bestseller, Pages 140-199)
This week author and translator Idra Novey joins Chad and Lytton to talk about one of the most challenging sections of the book so far. Not only is there a proliferation of children whose voices constantly interrupt T贸mas’s thoughts, but there are a few more unsettling bits that raise questions about what we should ...
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Two Month Review #2.4: fifth composition book, VI. (T贸mas J贸nsson, Bestseller, Pages 69-139)
This week, Jacob Rogers—translator from the Galician and bookseller at Malaprop’s in Asheville, North Carolina—joins Chad and Lytton to talk about T贸mas J贸nsson’s next two “composition books.” Included in these sections are a long bit about the “board” and the general ...
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Perceived Humiliations, The Board, and the Dangers of Desire [T贸mas J贸nsson, Bestseller]
On this week’s Two Month Review podcast, we’ll be discussing the fifth composition book and VI (pages 69-139) from T贸mas J贸nsson, Bestseller. As a bit of preparation, below you’ll find some initial thoughts, observations, and quotes. You can also download this post as a PDF document. As always, ...
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Two Month Review #2.3: IV composition book (T贸mas J贸nsson, Bestseller, Pages 32-68)
In this episode—covering T贸mas J贸nsson’s fourth composition book—a number of the themes of the overall novel are put on display: T贸mas’s relationship to his body, the way he tries to create a narrative for himself, possible injustices he’s suffered during his life, the way his lodgers are like ...
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The Body, Biographies, and Workplace Injustice! [T贸mas J贸nsson, Bestseller]
On this week’s Two Month Review podcast, we’ll be discussing the IV composition book (pages 32-68) from T贸mas J贸nsson, Bestseller. As a bit of preparation, below you’ll find some initial thoughts, observations, and quotes. You can also download this post as a PDF document. As always, you can get ...
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Two Month Review #2.2: Biography through Third Composition Book (T贸mas J贸nsson, Bestseller, Pages 1-31)
This week, Ph.D. candidate Anastasia Nikolis joins Chad and Lytton to talk about the real meat of T贸mas J贸nsson, Bestseller—chamber pot usage! They also discuss the way our grumpy narrator’s mind works, the way he finds beauty in ambiguity, how Lytton translated a very specific word game, and a couple cues to ...
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Where (and When) Are We? [T贸mas J贸nsson, Bestseller]
On this week’s Two Month Review podcast, we’ll be discussing the Biography, first composition book, second book, and third composition book (pages 1-31) from T贸mas J贸nsson, Bestseller. As a bit of preparation, below you’ll find some initial thoughts, observations, and quotes. You can also download this ...
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