585 Plots and the Modern Novelist (with Pardis Dabashi) | My Last Book with Anne Enright
The History of Literature
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The Abyss and Chaos: Exploring Modernist Literature and Current Realities
Exploring the concept of the abyss in Nietzsche's philosophy and its relation to absence of societal institutions in modernist literature, as well as the parallels between present political chaos and themes in modernist writing, including the idea of narratives as self-delusion. Introduction of guest Pardis Tabashi and mention of the book 'Losing the Plot, Film and Feeling in the Modern Novel'. Transition to an interview with novelist Anne Enright, discussing her novel 'The Ren the Ren' and its exploration of trauma and love across generations of women.
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