January 2025 - Andrew Blackman

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Borges Marathon, Part 17: The Garden of Forking Paths

A pacy wartime thriller mixes with an abstract meditation on the forking paths of time and fate in a classic short story by Jorge…

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After Dark by Haruki Murakami

After Dark is a strange, elliptical novel that weaves together layers of meaning in a story that unfolds over a single Tokyo…

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Silvia Cachia on “The Savage Detectives” by Roberto Bolano: “Andrew, I like how you wrote about this book. Before I read the short book you commented on and that…” Jan 23, 16:06
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 17: The Garden of Forking Paths: “Thanks Emma, I’ll check it out!” Jan 22, 20:01
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 17: The Garden of Forking Paths: “It is one of my favourites! It’s a good story to follow purely on a narrative level, and then the…” Jan 22, 20:00
Emma @ Words And Peace on Borges Marathon, Part 17: The Garden of Forking Paths: “Thanks for your in-depth analysis. I posted a fe thoughts here: https://wordsandpeace.com/2021/12/23/ficciones-by-jorge-luis-borges-the-garden-of-forking-paths/” Jan 20, 22:36
Stefanie on After Dark by Haruki Murakami: “Glad you enjoyed the podcast! As a “vulnerable road user” I’ve been hyperaware of how car crashes are reported and…” Jan 20, 21:33