The Word of the Speechless with Michael Barron

Episode 12 November 14, 2023 01:09:40
The Word of the Speechless with Michael Barron
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The Word of the Speechless with Michael Barron

Nov 14 2023 | 01:09:40

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Show Notes

Writer and editor Michael Barron joins us to share this short story collection from Julio Ramón Ribeyro. We discuss issues of class, the stereotyping of Latin American literature, and what it means to be "speechless." This book is one to be shared. Pass it on.

Read more about our guest's work here.

References:
Alejandro Zambra
Gabriel García Márquez
Jorge Luis Borges
Franz Kafka
Julio Cortázar
Mario Vargas Llosa
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Katherine Silver
Calvin and Hobbes
Tár

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