<p><br></p><br><p>Linda speaks with <a href="https://www.corinnachong.com/bad-land.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Corinna Chong about her novel, <em>Bad Land</em></a>, published by <a href="https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/B/Bad-Land" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arsenal Pulp Press </a>and long-listed for the Giller Prize. Chong, originally from Calgary, lives in Kelowna, B.C. where she teaches English and fine arts at Okanagan College. She published her first novel,&nbsp;<em>Belinda's Rings</em>, in 2013.</p><br><p>In her opening remarks, Linda explains why she sees the protagonist and main narrator, Regina, as … well, kind of “brat.” She's a fascinating, messy, and lovable character who has buried her life--and the secrets around that life--in the home in which she and her brother, Ricky, were raised ... until he shows up with his daughter, Jez, with a new secret of their own. The tensions that are produced open wide the secrets by the novel's end, revealing both the beauty and violence that have haunted Regina for years.</p><br><p>&nbsp;Other sources of discussion or references include:</p><ul><li>Henry James’ <em>What Maisie Knew</em> (14.45)</li><li>Aristotle (16:10)</li><li>Nabokov, <em>Lolita</em> (18.30)</li><li>Sinclair Ross, <em>As For Me and My House</em> (18.30; 19:30)</li><li>Unreliable narrators (18:50)</li><li>the geode (and archeology (25:25)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>And a final reminder! Please vote for us in the W<a href="https://womeninpodcasting.net/getting-lit-with-linda/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">omen's Podcasting Awards!</a> Only a few days left!</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast

Linda Morra

An Unconventional Love Story in a Brat Summer: Corinna Chong’s Bad Land

SEP 16, 202432 MIN
Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast

An Unconventional Love Story in a Brat Summer: Corinna Chong’s Bad Land

SEP 16, 202432 MIN

Description

<p><br></p><br><p>Linda speaks with <a href="https://www.corinnachong.com/bad-land.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Corinna Chong about her novel, <em>Bad Land</em></a>, published by <a href="https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/B/Bad-Land" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arsenal Pulp Press </a>and long-listed for the Giller Prize. Chong, originally from Calgary, lives in Kelowna, B.C. where she teaches English and fine arts at Okanagan College. She published her first novel,&nbsp;<em>Belinda's Rings</em>, in 2013.</p><br><p>In her opening remarks, Linda explains why she sees the protagonist and main narrator, Regina, as … well, kind of “brat.” She's a fascinating, messy, and lovable character who has buried her life--and the secrets around that life--in the home in which she and her brother, Ricky, were raised ... until he shows up with his daughter, Jez, with a new secret of their own. The tensions that are produced open wide the secrets by the novel's end, revealing both the beauty and violence that have haunted Regina for years.</p><br><p>&nbsp;Other sources of discussion or references include:</p><ul><li>Henry James’ <em>What Maisie Knew</em> (14.45)</li><li>Aristotle (16:10)</li><li>Nabokov, <em>Lolita</em> (18.30)</li><li>Sinclair Ross, <em>As For Me and My House</em> (18.30; 19:30)</li><li>Unreliable narrators (18:50)</li><li>the geode (and archeology (25:25)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>And a final reminder! Please vote for us in the W<a href="https://womeninpodcasting.net/getting-lit-with-linda/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">omen's Podcasting Awards!</a> Only a few days left!</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>