Brian Patrick Eha is a widely-published essayist, journalist, and critic. In this expansive conversation we talk Gustave Flaubert as a precursor to Modernism, the method of free indirect discourse in Madame Bovary and the madness of The Temptation of St. Anthony, as well as a few under-appreciated books from Brian’s personal canon..https://x.com/brianehaEssays by Brian that we mention:https://www.city-journal.org/article/madame-bovary-author-gustave-flauberthttps://www.city-journal.org/article/alfred-hayess-fiction-retains-contemporary-relevancex/com/bradkelly
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[PREVIEW] Ep. 7.2: The MADNESS of Gerald Murnane’s THE PLAINS
or not), and much, much more. Get access to the full episode (and much more) via the patreon or substack feed at madmethodpod.com/subscribe. x/com/bradkelly
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Ep. 7.1: Gerald Murnane’s THE PLAINS with Jack BC
Jack BC of the always entertaining and enlightening podcast Book Club from Hell, joins me to talk about the singular masterpiece of Australian letters, Gerald Murnane's strange and beautiful book THE PLAINS. A book that is somehow about itself, and everything else. We talk about the many questions Murnane raises on the nature of creativity, subjectivity, and the very form of the novel.https://bookclubfromhell.substack.com/bookclubfromhell.comJack’s Twitter: https://x.com/supersquat1Jack’s novel TOWER: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC/dp/0645928208x/com/bradkelly
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Melee 07 - Andrew Wittstadt talks HEAVY BORED
Andrew Wittstadt (@andrewwittstadt) joins me to talk about his great podcast on poetry and literature, HEAVY BORED. We also get into the problem of authority in academia and why it’s necessary as well as Andrew’s personal canon and much more. https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBoredx.com/andrewwittstadtx.com/heavyboredpodhttps://www.instagram.com/heavybored/https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredx/com/bradkelly
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“The Man of the Crowd” by Edgar Allan Poe [Audio recording]
An audio recording of Edgar Allan Poe’s 1840 short story “The Man of the Crowd", in which Poe’s narrator finds that he can read a man’s entire history in his expression—but some things are left better unseen. SUBSCRIBE AT SUPPORT for access to bonus content.
A podcast hosted by writer Brad Kelly (formerly of Art of Darkness). Main book episodes feature 2 parts: a fun, in-depth conversation with one of my most insightful friends, and a sprawling exploration of the book's many rabbit-holes (usually behind the paywall). Melee episodes are general conversations with authors and others about books, writing, and culture.
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