Listen "John Lanchester: The Case of Agatha Christie"
Episode Synopsis
Agatha Christie, writes John Lanchester, ‘is the only writer by whom I’ve than fifty books. So – why?’ In the second of our summer readings, Lanchester dissects Christie’s compulsive readability, and considers why, despite her brazen lack of style, she was a great experimental formalist.
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Produced by Zoe Kilbourn; editing by Sarah Sahim
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John Lanchester in the LRB: lrb.me/lanchesterpod
Let us know your thoughts: lrb.me/podsurvey
Produced by Zoe Kilbourn; editing by Sarah Sahim
Subscribe to Close Readings:
In Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pJoFPq
In other podcast apps: lrb.me/closereadings
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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