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Fragments of the American Dream
FromThe TLS Podcast
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Mar 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – In these science fictional times, Jonathan Barnes considers the importance of sci-fi, plus a new sequel to H. G. Wells's satirical masterpiece The War of the Worlds; Thea reports from a new exhibition of Pop Art and print work at the British Museum, which showcases six decade's worth of American dreaming; Fiction Editor Toby Lichtig discusses George Saunders's new novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, a humorous, moving and formally inventive account of President Lincoln's grief following the death of his son.
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Released:
Mar 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
There was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard by M.R. James: The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings. The TLS turns to the dark side, finding stories within stories, eyes in the dark, guilty consciences and beasts in the woods – tales from M. R. James, Edith Wharton and Saki, read and... by The TLS Podcast