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The Handmaiden & Fingersmith
FromQueer as Fact
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Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today's episode of Queer as Fiction covers the 2002 novel Fingersmith, written by famed queer author Sarah Waters (three time nominee for the Man Booker prize), as well as its 2016 film adaptation The Handmaiden, directed by South Korean mastermind Park Chan-wook. Join us as we discuss the differences and similarities between 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea and Victorian England, depictions of lesbian sex and problematic cephalopods.
Released:
Feb 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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