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The Book Club: Dorian Lynskey

The Book Club: Dorian Lynskey

Best of the Spectator · The Spectator

April 10, 202439m 59s

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<div>In this week’s Book Club podcast my guest is Dorian Lynskey. In his new book <em>Everything Must Go</em>, Dorian looks at the way humans have imagined the end of the world from the Book of Revelations to the present day. He tells me how old fears find new forms, why Dr Strangelove divides critics, and why there’s always a few people who anticipate global annihilation with something that looks like longing.</div> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>