Short Novels and Novellas

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Recorded30 Jun 2021

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Marlon and Jake talk short books they love, syllabus staples to skip (Hemingway die-hards, consider yourselves warned), and their first-ever real-time joint read, Blood on the Forge by William Attaway. What does Marlon consider the closest thing to a perfect novel? Tune in to find out!Sula by Toni MorrisonWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysMrs. Caliban by Rachel IngallsMiguel Street by V.S. NaipaulWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonTurn of the Screw by Henry JamesSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonThe Aspern Papers by Henry JamesThe Ambassadors by Henry JamesPassing by Nella LarsenInvisible Cities by Italo CalvinoIf on a winter’s night a traveler by Italo CalvinoAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Quiet American by Graham GreeneThe Lover by Marguerite Duras1984 by George OrwellBlood on the Forge by William Attaway

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