The Infinite Library

Sex? Yes please!We close out our summer season with a swinging, sexually-charged discussion of Nicholson Baker's "Vox".

Sorry this one's a little late! We finish out our series on "The Tunnel" by William Gass!

This week John and Ben discuss what might be greatest novel in the history of the very silly Dutch language: "Max Havelaar, or, the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company" by Multatuli. Topics of conversation include the absurd structures of colonial administration, the origins of Indonesian statehood, and books no one in the English speaking world have heard of that changed the world.As always, we hope that you enjoy the conversation.Note: John was having some microphone difficulties throughout the episode, so the audio is a little inconsistent on this one. Problem should be fixed by next episode :)

We're back in the Tunnel! This week, we discuss how Gass does and does not make his characters sympathetic, how Kohler would be as a professor, and a major twist in the story!

This week we're discussing "Possession" by AS Byatt. Topics of conversation include literary pastiche, the pleasures and perils of genre, and The Middlebrow.As always, we hope that you enjoy the conversation.