Barbara Comyns's guest appearances

Barbara Comyns

Backlisted

The TLS Podcast

Bibliophilia

Clássicxs Sem Classe

Muriel Spark

Edith Wharton

Hilary Mantel

Anthony Powell

Nella Larsen

Emily Brontë

James Baldwin

Philip Larkin

William Golding

Ray Bradbury

Ian McEwan

David Baddiel

Sebastian Faulks

Michael Palin

Carlo Rovelli

OwlTail

This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Avril Horner, author of a biography of Barbara Comyns whose quirky, menace-laced novels, long championed by Graham Greene, are finding their way back to us; a new poem by John Kinsella, 'Villanelle of Star-Picket-Hopping Red-Capped Robin'; and En Liang Khong describes the powerful pull – particularly difficult to resist during lockdown – of the fantasy urban landscapes portrayed in video games and animeSeveral novels by Barbara Comyns, including: 'Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead', 'Mr Fox', 'Sisters by a River', 'The House of Dolls' and 'The Vet's Daughter''The legend and the crazy novelist: Graham Greene’s role in Barbara Comyns’s writing career' by Avril HornerVirtual Cities: An atlas and exploration of video game cities, by Konstantinos DimopoulosAnime Architecture: Imagined worlds and endless megacities, by Stefan Riekeles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Avril Horner, author of a biography of Barbara Comyns whose quirky, menace-laced novels, long championed by Graham Greene, are finding their way back to us; a new poem by John Kinsella, 'Villanelle of Star-Picket-Hopping Red-Capped Robin'; and En Liang Khong describes the powerful pull – particularly difficult to resist during lockdown – of the fantasy urban landscapes portrayed in video games and animeSeveral novels by Barbara Comyns, including: 'Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead', 'Mr Fox', 'Sisters by a River', 'The House of Dolls' and 'The Vet's Daughter'<a href="www.the-tls.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">'The legend and the crazy novelist: Graham Greene’s role in Barbara Comyns’s writing career' by Avril Horner</a>Virtual Cities: An atlas and exploration of video game cities, by Konstantinos DimopoulosAnime Architecture: Imagined worlds and endless megacities, by Stefan Riekeles Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Barbara Comyns revival

Norah Hoult

Nesse episódio, falo sobre a Editora Mulheres, bem como discuto os livros The Vet's Daughter (A filha do veterinario), de Barbara Comyns (1959), Jill, de Amy Dillwyn (1884), e There Were No Windows (Nao Havia Janelas), de Norah Hoult (1944).   Minhas redes sociais:  https://linktr.ee/blankgarden //  Página do podcast:  https://semclassepodcast.wordpress.com // --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julianabrina/message

Nesse episódio, falo sobre a Editora Mulheres, bem como discuto os livros The Vet's Daughter (A filha do veterinario), de Barbara Comyns (1959), Jill, de Amy Dillwyn (1884), e There Were No Windows (Nao Havia Janelas), de Norah Hoult (1944).   Minhas redes sociais:  <a href="https://linktr.ee/blankgarden" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/blankgarden</a> //  Página do podcast:  <a href="https://semclassepodcast.wordpress.com/2019/04/08/ep01-um-canone-todo-seu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://semclassepodcast.wordpress.com</a> // --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julianabrina/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julianabrina/message</a>

S01EP03 - Editora Mulheres e três escritoras: Barbara Comyns, Amy Dillwyn & Norah Hoult

Writer, academic and contributing editor of Bookanista Lucy Scholes joins Andy, John and Mathew on the pod to talk 'The Vet's Daughter', the extraordinary novel of an extraordinary girl in late Victorian South London. Also, how some books just shouldn't be turned into musicals, and the best name for a dog ever. Timings: (may differ due to adverts)6'19 - First Signs by Barry Hinds13'40 - The North Water by Ian Maguire21'09 - The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns* To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops.* For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit www.backlisted.fm*If you'd like to support the show, listen without adverts, receive the show early and with extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at www.patreon.com/backlisted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writer, academic and contributing editor of Bookanista Lucy Scholes joins Andy, John and Mathew on the pod to talk 'The Vet's Daughter', the extraordinary novel of an extraordinary girl in late Victorian South London. Also, how some books just shouldn't be turned into musicals, and the best name for a dog ever. Timings: (may differ due to adverts)6'19 - First Signs by Barry Hinds13'40 - The North Water by Ian Maguire21'09 - The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns* To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at <a href="http://uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted</a> where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops.* For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit <a href="http://www.backlisted.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.backlisted.fm</a>*If you'd like to support the show, listen without adverts, receive the show early and with extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/backlisted" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/backlisted</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns