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S1E16: The Discomfort of Literature: Bookmark This! Ep 16
Bookmark This! Ep 16: The Discomfort Of Literature
22:16 mins
Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads.
Literary discomfort is having a winning streak of late, from Marieke Lucas Rijneveld's unsettling Dutch novel The Discomfort Of Evening snagging the International Booker Prize and Marylyn Tan becoming the first woman poet to score a solo victory at the Singapore Literature Prize for her collection Gaze Back.
Journalists Olivia Ho and Toh Wen Li chat about these in the latest episode of this Straits Times literary podcast…
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