Another relatively obscure writer wins the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Prize for Literature announced it’s winner for 2020. It wasn’t Haruki Murakami. It wasn’t Don DeLillo. Nor was the Nobel Prize winner Cormac McCarthy, Thomas Pynchon, Joan Didion, or Joyce Carol Oates. It was Louise Glück. You know, the Louise Glück who wrote… Oh wait, […]
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea (Video Book Review)
Here’s my video review of Yukio Mishima’s The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea. If you enjoy this review, make sure you check out the longer Hardcore Literature podcast version for a thorough literary deep dive. Yukio Mishima’s The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea Book Review
The Yukio Mishima Podcast (The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Book Review)
Today’s podcast is one of my favourite of all time. We’re reviewing Yukio Mishima’s (1925-1970) great, yet controversial, book: The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1963). This podcast contains mature themes and topics that some listeners might find upsetting, such as ritualistic suicide, mental illness, and right-wing politics. The show also contains light […]
Where to Start with Japanese Literature (Video Introduction)
Looking to get into Japanese Literature? Want to know some of the best books to start with for newcomers to Japanese fiction? Should you start with Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata, or Yoshikawa? All will be answered in this video guide to Japanese Literature. 読みましょう！ Where to Start with Japanese Literature Japanese books recommended in the video: […]
Where to Start with Russian Literature (Video Introduction)
Want to know where to start with Russian Literature? What are the best Russian books to start reading for a newcomer to Russian Literature? Should you start with Tolstoy, Chekov, Turgenev, or Dostoyevsky? And which translations of the great Russian novels like Crime and Punishment and War and Peace should you read? All of those questions and […]
The David Bowie Reading List: How to Read like a Rockstar (Video)
We’ve done Jim Morrison’s favourite books. We’ve done Marilyn Monroe. Now it’s time to do my musical hero David Bowie. We’re analysing and commenting upon the 100 favourite books David Bowie posted online before his passing. David Bowie’s Favourite Books: How to Read like a Rockstar I’ve bolded and linked out from the books we […]
The Differences Between Men and Women (Nietzsche Podcast)
Today we’re talking about the differences between men and women, focusing primarily on women, by virtue of two great books of philosophy: Human, All Too Human and Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche. Trigger warning: Nietzsche has been charged with being a complete misogynist. I took a risk with offending my prime audience with this one […]
How to Read Anna Karenina (10 Tips for Tackling Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina isn’t a difficult book. But it is long, and Tolstoy’s great work is perceived as a difficult book. So here are a few tips for how to read Anna Karenina and make the work much more enjoyable and easy to get through, from a lover, teacher, lecturer, and book club host for the […]
King Lear Naked on the Heath (Shakespeare Deep Dive Analysis)
King Lear naked on the heath in the middle of a storm, berating the heavens, daring them to drown him and everybody else too. The scene haunts me. I’ve read it hundreds of times, watched countless actors tackle Shakespeare’s rabid poetry, and find myself replaying the scene in my mind, like a fever dream or […]
What Book Would You Choose for the Next Podcast?
I’d really appreciate if you help me choose the next book for the Hardcore Literature Podcast. We’ve had some really interesting episodes lately: Aristotle Ovid Jung Chekhov And I think the following choices are quite enticing. You’ll notice I’ve thrown some manga in there too. I’d like us to chat about some mainstream works along […]
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