# Helen Dewitt
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helen dewitt (born 1957 in Takoma Park, Maryland) is an American novelist. She is the author of the novels The Last Samurai (2000) and Lightning Rods (2012) and the short story collection Some Trick (2018), and in collaboration with the Australian journalist Ilya Gridneff has written
Your Name Here (published in 2008). She lives in Berlin.
season twenty-one theme and reading list
it’s time for another “full” season of lottery pod, and we’re returning to a familiar well: un/adaptable books. we discuss the timeliness of this module (hello, christopher nolan’s “the odyssey”!) and what happened to the adaptations we covered the last time we did this type of module. (it was a mi…
the odyssey by homer, translated by emily wilson
our second adaptable/unadaptable module kicks off with a movie in theaters this weekend: the odyssey by homer, as translated by emily wilson. after suffering a disjointed start (in more ways than one!), we spend a while discussing emily wilson’s new translation — and the text’s first 90 pages, cove…
The Patrons of Progress
Michael Gibson joins Aleix to examine the people, incentives, and institutions that decide which ideas get built. Their conversation moves from Renaissance patronage to the Thiel Fellowship, $1,000 Medici Grants, René Girard, the great stagnation, AI, startup cities, energy, biotech, and the books …
the sugar frosted nutsack by mark leyner
our first “unadaptable” novel this module is the sugar frosted nutsack by mark leyner. should this have been in the new jersey module? we discuss. also, we talk about its ties to the odyssey, mark leyner’s surprising age, and how he approaches writing about “the gods” differently than neil gaiman.
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detransition, baby by torrey peters
our next “soon to be adapted” novel this module is detransition, baby by torrey peters, which marks a first for the podcast: it’s already been discussed! (sort of.) after shreds explains why he wants more of an ending (and why this doesn’t fly in the face of his past stance on endings), we talk abo…
antkind by charlie kaufman
our second “unadaptable” novel this module is antkind by charlie kaufman, which is in (somewhat) rarified air: we’d both already read it. after talking about whether this book is designed to disappoint you, to not satisfy the reader in any way, we talk about how kaufman said he wrote this to be una…
the chain by adrian mckinty
our next soon-to-be-adapted title this season is the chain by adrian mckinty, soon to be a damon lindelof show starring jodie comer. it’s a palate cleanser book that is all plot, but did we have a split decision on its successes? (sort of.) we talk about the very specific time (with regards to tech…
your name here by helen dewitt and ilya gridneff
our next undaptable novel is your name here by helen dewitt and ilya gridneff, which is a very tough book to discuss — and also one that feels like a culmination of our podcast so far. we talk about how modern the book feels, the specific in-jokes she’s making to the literary world, and how the aut…
the memory police by yoko ogawa, translated by stephen snyder
our final “adaptable” book is the memory police by yoko ogawa, translated by stephen snyder. this one feels somewhat unadaptable, but given that our next (“unadaptable”) book is inherently adaptable, we are maintaining a balance. we talk about what charlie kaufman can bring to the adaptation, why t…
the catcher in the rye by j.d. salinger
our un/adaptable season concludes with the catcher in the rye by j.d. salinger, which is cinematic, yet never adapted. (shreds explains why.) we talk about having not read this for a while… and, wow! what a book. shreds offers insight into salinger’s background (and his intentional choice to not wr…
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