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Who is the bad girl, and what does she have to do with Peruvian politics? Show notes: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/notes/the-bad-girl-by-mario-vargas-llosa-episode-119 Patreon: patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Music: Chad Crouch Viewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7 Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

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It’s time for us to look to Camus for a perspective on large-scale illness. Show notes: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/notes/the-plague-by-albert-camus-episode-118 Patreon: patreon.com/relevanceofliterature — Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Music: Chad Crouch Viewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7 Our old (and yes, still functioning) blog: didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net

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Quotes, Gately, and Joelle van Dyne. Also: What’s going on with Hal? We should mention that some of our philosophy regarding Patreon/subscriptions comes from The Minimalists (linked below). — Sources: The Minimalists: https://www.theminimalists.com/ Typo Link: David Sedaris story: “I Almost Saw This Girl Get Killed” — Open Survey: https://forms.gle/zSV7uQexiUk8SWfR8 What book is this?  https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest Terminology … Continue reading DFW16 “Infinite Jest” (601-638) #ThursdayswithDFW – Episode 117 →

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I did the challenge again, except better. Enjoy! — Sources: Duolingo.com Learn Norwegian in 30 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0TbsABuFY&t=657s Tysk: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tysk#:~:text=Adjective,Germany%20or%20the%20German%20language) — Our Show: relevanceofliterature.com Music: Chad Crouch Questions or ideas? https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/reading-lists/comments-and-questions-for-podcast-classic-episodes Viewer survey: https://forms.gle/TBEbdb8nfMjbpmpM7 Want to support us? Visit patreon.com/relevanceofliterature or reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook (@DidionIn, facebook.me/DidionIn) Our old (and yes, still … Continue reading Learning Norwegian in 24 Hours – Episode 116 →

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Parents and picayune. — Two Interesting Articles: Infinite Jest: is this about me, or the characters? https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/oli.12246 — Open Survey: https://forms.gle/zSV7uQexiUk8SWfR8 What book is this?  https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest Terminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1 About DFW: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished .pdf of the Novel (page numbers different): https://raisuman123.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/david-foster-wallace-infinite-jest-v2-0.pdf Comments or questions? Leave them here: www.relevanceofliterature.com/reading-lists/comments-and-questions-for-infinite-jest-1 Music by: Chad Crouch Our website: www.relevanceofliterature.com/ … Continue reading DFW15 “Infinite Jest” (571-601) #ThursdayswithDFW – Episode 115 →

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I discuss some of my thoughts about the footnote as a referential device with help from footnotes from “Infinite Jest” by David Foster Wallace. — Sources: Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/2sdbpi/i_am_very_upset_with_infinite_jest/ Abbott, Barbara. Reference. Oxford University Press, 2010. Anderson, Bruce. “The Decline and Fall of Footnotes.” STANFORD Magazine, Feb. 1997, stanfordmag.org/contents/the-decline-and-fall-of-footnotes. Clark, Herbert H., and Catherine R. … Continue reading The Footnote – Episode 114 →

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The long-awaited critical reception episode. Enjoy, and be well! — Sources: 1993 Larry McCaffery interview: https://www.dalkeyarchive.com/a-conversation-with-david-foster-wallace-by-larry-mccaffery/ New Yorker Article: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/beyond-infinite-jest The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/feb/15/infinite-jest-at-20-still-a-challenge-still-brilliant-emma-lee-moss The Atlantic, 1996 Issue: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1996/02/the-alchemists-retort/376533/ Post-Postmodernism by Nealon: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=21791 Prolific Writers, Episode 72: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/12/08/prolific-writers-episode-72/ — Open Survey: https://forms.gle/zSV7uQexiUk8SWfR8 What book is this?  https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest Terminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1 About DFW: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished .pdf … Continue reading Critical Reception #ThursdayswithDFW – Episode 113 →

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Our first discussion of a film on this show—which I would argue does count as literature(!)—enjoy! — Episode 107: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2020/05/05/discovering-apu-episode-107/ Hinton, Leanne. “Trading Tongues: Loss of Heritage Languages in the United States.” English Today 15.4 (1999): 21-30. Web. Lo, Adrienne. “Codeswitching, Speech Community Membership, and the Construction of Ethnic Identity[I Am Grate].” Journal of Sociolinguistics … Continue reading “The Farewell” directed by Lulu Wang – Episode 112 →