In this episode, Emmy B interviews author Diana Abu-Jaber on her personal story and character connection with her most recent novel, "Fencing With The King".Diana expresses her hope to see more middle eastern, own voices stories in contemporary fiction to encourage more connection, more understanding, and more appreciation for the global community we are currently navigating.
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In this episode, Emmy B interviews author Diana Abu-Jaber on her personal story and character connection with her most recent novel, "Fencing With The King".Diana expresses her hope to see more middle eastern, own voices stories in contemporary fiction to encourage more connection, more understanding, and more appreciation for the global community we are currently navigating.
E41: "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes (Emmy B w/ Zach Glassett)
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44 minutes
4 years ago
E41: "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes (Emmy B w/ Zach Glassett)
In this episode, Spanish Literature PhD candidate, Zach Glassett bring us "Don Quixote" by Cervantes. An epic tale of chivalry, a comedy of errors, and a tragedy- we can best compare this book to a combination of Homer's "Odyssey" and the 1975 film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." Zach brings great insights as an own voices reader, to make this classic still relevant today.There are so many reasons that this work is considered the first, great novel of western literature. Published in 1605,...
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In this episode, Emmy B interviews author Diana Abu-Jaber on her personal story and character connection with her most recent novel, "Fencing With The King".Diana expresses her hope to see more middle eastern, own voices stories in contemporary fiction to encourage more connection, more understanding, and more appreciation for the global community we are currently navigating.
