Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
We're back! Barbara Pym's second novel Excellent Women, first published in 1952, is the subject of this episode of Backlisted. Joining John and Andy to discuss it are Pym aficionados and literary agen...
12 Huhti 20201h 14min
A La Recherche du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
Marcel Proust's A La Recherche du Temps Perdu AKA In Search of Lost Time is the subject of this bumper Christmas special episode, which was recorded live at the London Library on December 11th 2019. J...
25 Joulu 20191h 15min
Riceyman Steps by Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett's 1923 novel Riceyman Steps is the subject of this episode. Joining John and Andy to discuss it are journalist Charlotte Higgins and novelist Kit De Waal. In addition, John has been rea...
9 Joulu 20191h
Edith's Diary by Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith's novel Edith's Diary (1977) is the book under discussion. John and Andy are joined by writers Karen McLeod and John Grindrod. Plus Andy has been reading Alfred Hitchcock and the Th...
25 Marras 20191h 5min
The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald
W.G. Sebald's book The Rings of Saturn, first published in Germany in 1995, is the subject of this episode. Joining John and Andy to walk around this enigmatic masterpiece are the writer and swimmer P...
11 Marras 20191h 8min
The Breaking Point by Daphne du Maurier
It's Halloween! Daphne du Maurier's The Breaking Point AKA The Blue Lenses is a collection of psychological horror stories that was first published in 1959. Joining John and Andy to discuss it are aca...
28 Loka 20191h 4min
Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
Absalom, Absalom! is the subject of this episode and William Faukner's ninth novel first published in 1936. Returning to Backlisted as our guest is Professor Sarah Churchwell. Also under discussion ar...
14 Loka 20191h 2min
The Soul of Kindness by Elizabeth Taylor
Novelist Elizabeth Taylor is the subject of this episode of Backlisted. Joining Andy and John to discuss The Soul of Kindness (1964) - and much more besides - are author and founder of Virago Press Ca...
30 Syys 20191h 12min
