Turtle Diary with Ana Gavrilovska

Episode 11 April 04, 2023 00:58:07
Turtle Diary with Ana Gavrilovska
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Turtle Diary with Ana Gavrilovska

Apr 04 2023 | 00:58:07

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Show Notes

Writer Ana Gavrilovska joins us to talk about Turtle Diary written by Russell Hoban. We discuss middle age, loneliness, romance, Godlessness, and, of course, the symbolic resonance of turtles.

References:
Ninotchka
Pagliacci
Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
I Heart Huckabees
The Swimmer
King Kong

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