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Podcast: New Books in Literary Studies
Episode: Helen Garner Hacking Away at the Adverbs: A Novel Dialogue Crossover Conversation
Description: In this RTB and Novel Dialogue episode from 2021, Helen Garner sits down with John and Elizabeth McMahon, a distinguished scholar of Australian literature. Helenâs novels range from the anti-patriarchy exuberance of Monkey Grip (1977) to the heartbreaking mortality at the heart of The Spare Room (2008). She has also authored a slew of nonfiction, plus screenplays for Jane Campionâs Two Friends and Gillian Armstrongâs wonderfully Garneresque The Last Days of Chez Nous. After a reading from Johnâs favorite, The Childrenâs Bach, the trio discusses Garnerâs capacity for cutting and cutting, creating resonant, thought-inducing gaps. Garner connects that taste for exc...