A Canticle for Liebowitz: Chapters 9-15
Close Reads Podcast · David Kern and Sean Johnson
November 7, 202350m 29s
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Show Notes
This section of Walter M. Miller’s novel spans two sections, so in this week’s episode we discussed the tightrope walk that is abandoning one now-beloved character in the middle of a book and asking readers to grasp onto a completely new set of characters. Plus: How to think about the time jumps, the differences between the protagonists we are given, and the many subtleties of this work. Happy listening!
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