In Great American Novel Podcast Episode 18, our final Season 2 episode, we plunge ourselves into New Orleans of the fin de siècle in Kate Chopin's 1899 novel The Awakening. Edna Pontellier wrestles with a life she never chose, beset by a bore of a husband, a flimsy excuse for a lover, and a patriarchal society which has tried to restrain her choices to almost nothing. One of the great early feminist novels, we discuss its slow but steady climb from obscurity to ubiquity.
The Great American Novel podcast is an ongoing discussion about the novels we hold up as significant achievements in our American literary culture. Additionally, we sometimes suggest novels who should break into the sometimes problematical canon and at other times we’ll suggest books which can be dropped from such lofty consideration. Your hosts are Kirk Curnutt and Scott Yarbrough, professors with little time and less sense who nonetheless enjoy a good book banter. All opinions are their own and do not reflect the points of view of their employers, publishers, relatives, pets, or accountants.
All show music is by Lobo Loco. The intro song is “Old Ralley”; the intermission is “The First Moment,” and the outro is “Inspector Invisible.” For more information visit: https://locolobomusic.com/. We may be contacted at greatamericannovelpodcast (@) gmail.com.
Episode 8: Beloved and Ghosts of the Past, the Present, and Possibly the Future
Episode 7–All that Jazz: F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
Episode 6: Watching the Horizon in THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
Episode 5: Blending Black and White in ABSALOM, ABSALOM!
Episode 4: Returning to THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
Episode 3: Seeing Ralph Ellison's INVISIBLE MAN Clearly
Episode 2: Diving with MOBY DICK
Definitions and Debates: What Exactly is a GAN?
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