178 - POIR 22

15/09/2020 28 min Temporada 7 Episodio 22
178 - POIR 22

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During a very hot spell in West London, with a glass of water at his side and a towel draped over his shoulder, Charles Adrian revisits the last three books given to him by guests during the second season of the podcast.   More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/.   Books discussed here were previously discussed in Page One 87 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/87-alan-cunningham/), Page One 88 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/88-susannah-hewlett/) and Page One 89 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/89-nick-field/).   The Cloudspotter’s Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, mentioned briefly here, is discussed more fully in Page One 27 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/27-anna-sulan-masing/) and Page One 163 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6#/163-poir-7/).   Also mentioned in this episode is Les Caves Du Vatican by André Gide.   The Guardian has a nicely out-dated article from 2014 about subtweeting and vaguebooking that entirely backs up Charles Adrian’s understanding of those terms: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2014/jul/23/subtweeting-what-is-it-and-how-to-do-it-well   Episode image is a detail from a photo by Charles Adrian.   Episode recorded: 11th August, 2020.     Book listing:   Journals 1889-1949 – André Gide (trans. Justin O’Brien) (Page One 87) Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk (Page One 88) The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (Page One 89)

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