Marlon James

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3,415 appearances 8 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 8 Sep

Marlon James’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Marlon and Jake Read Dead People · The Literary Hall of Shame · 8 Sep 2026 podcast

Diana Antle was V.S. voice-verified

Naipaul's editor. voice-verified

Yes. voice-verified

And I actually think she played a bigger role in those books being good than Naipaul would ever admit. voice-verified

Interesting. voice-verified

Because Naipaul, if he's from the Caribbean like I am, he fights against flurry shit all the time. voice-verified

And if you read The Mimic Men, which I think is brilliant, and In a Free State, you think it's two different authors. voice-verified

I think some of it is editing. voice-verified

Some of it is him. voice-verified

I think some of it is he deliberately tried to kill his own lyricism. voice-verified

But I also think there are times when, I mean, Naipaul can sometimes have such tricky humanity in person. voice-verified

You wonder how come it shows up on the page. voice-verified

It doesn't show – I think sometimes – weirdly enough, I actually think sometimes Nepal, the reporter, takes over. voice-verified

he? voice-verified

Yeah, and I think his non-fictions are pretty much all reportage. voice-verified

Yes. voice-verified

Well, some of them. voice-verified

I used to think nobody should be reading India Wounded Civilization, but Indians are gobbling that book up. voice-verified

Are they really? voice-verified

Oh, yeah. voice-verified

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