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The Quarantine Tapes 068: Sjón

The Quarantine Tapes 068: Sjón

FromThe Quarantine Tapes


The Quarantine Tapes 068: Sjón

FromThe Quarantine Tapes

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jul 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Traversing many facets of the human experience, Paul Holdengräber and Sjón discuss the role that trust plays in flattening the curve of a pandemic, and how dreams and literature define the future in episode 068 of The Quarantine Tapes.Sjón is an Icelandic poet and author whose novels have been published in over thirty-five languages. He is the author of The Blue Fox, winner of the Nordic Council’s Literary Prize; From the Mouth of the Whale, shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize; Moonstone—The Boy Who Never Was, winner of the Icelandic Literary Prize; and CoDex 1962. His novels are published in English by MCD Books in the US and Sceptre in the UK. FootnotesPoem Read by Sjónars poeticaþað vill henda í ljóðumað þegar þokunnni léttirtaki hún með sér fjalliðars poetica it may happen in poemsthat when the fog liftsit takes the mountain with itCredits:Paul Holdengraber - Co-Creator, Host, OLA DirectorAnthony Audi - Co-Creator, Researcher, OLA DirectorAlejandro Cohen - Co-Creator, Producer, ComposerChristian Pitt - Production Coordinator Erin Cooney - Copy, ProductionDublab Team
Released:
Jul 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.“ - Blaise Pascal. The Quarantine Tapes: A week-day program from Onassis LA and dublab. Hosted by Paul Holdengräber, the series chronicles shifting paradigms in the age of social distancing. Each day, Paul calls a guest for a brief discussion about how they are experiencing the global pandemic.