<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Dorian, Rebecca, and Frances as they discuss MIAOW by &lt;a href= "https://www.nyrb.com/collections/benito-p%C3%A9rez-gald%C3%B3s"&gt;Benito Pérez Galdós&lt;/a&gt;, translated from the Spanish by &lt;a href= "https://www.nyrb.com/collections/margaret-jull-costa"&gt;Margaret Jull Costa&lt;/a&gt;, and chat about their current reading.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For our next episode, we will discuss The Stone Door by Leonora Carrington. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you sometime in late September.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Want to support the show? Visit us at &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/OneBrightBook"&gt;Bookshop.org&lt;/a&gt; or click on the links below and buy some books!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Books mentioned:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list --&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781681379470"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Miaow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Benito Pérez Galdós, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781781688175"&gt;The Antinomies of Realism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Frederic Jameson&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780199536245"&gt;The Pickwick Papers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Charles Dickens&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780374539191"&gt;The Blue Place&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Nicola Griffith&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781644453001"&gt;Anima: A Wild Pastoral&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Kapka Kassabova&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781681370682"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Living&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Henry Green&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9798217047116"&gt;People Like Us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Jason Mott&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781635902532"&gt;Erik Satie: Three Piece Suite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Ian Penman&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780393347098"&gt;The Metamorphosis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Franz Kafka&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781961884243"&gt;The Odd Women&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by George Gissing&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Holiday&lt;/strong&gt; by Stevie Smith&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781646053827"&gt;Schattenfroh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Michael Lentz,translated from the German by Max Lawton&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781567928280"&gt;Life A User's Manual&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Georges Perec, translated from the French by David Bellos&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781681378947"&gt;The Stone Door&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Leonora Carrington&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9780367140281"&gt;Angela Carter and Surrealism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Anna Walz&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781316514153"&gt;A History of the Surrealist Novel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; edited by Anna Walz&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781526167156"&gt;Surrealist Women's Writing: A Critical Exploration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Anna Walz&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/83610/9781681378572"&gt;Opus Siniestrus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; by Leonora Carrington&lt;/li&gt; &lt;!-- /wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Further resources and links are available on our website at &lt;a href="https://onebrightbook.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;onebrightbook.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Browse our bookshelves at &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/OneBrightBook"&gt;Bookshop.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find us on Bluesky at &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Frances: &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dorian: &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Rebecca: &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dorian's blog: &lt;a href= "https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/"&gt;https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Rebecca's newsletter: &lt;a href= "https://readingindie.substack.com/"&gt;https://readingindie.substack.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: &lt;a href= "https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen"&gt;https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

One Bright Book

Frances, Dorian, and Rebecca

Episode #38: Miaow, by Benito Pérez Galdós

SEP 8, 202579 MIN
One Bright Book

Episode #38: Miaow, by Benito Pérez Galdós

SEP 8, 202579 MIN

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Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Dorian, Rebecca, and Frances as they discuss MIAOW by Benito Pérez Galdós, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa, and chat about their current reading. For our next episode, we will discuss The Stone Door by Leonora Carrington. We would love to have you read along with us, and join us for our conversation coming to you sometime in late September. Want to support the show? Visit us at Bookshop.org or click on the links below and buy some books! Books mentioned: Miaow by Benito Pérez Galdós, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa The Antinomies of Realism by Frederic Jameson The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens The Blue Place by Nicola Griffith Anima: A Wild Pastoral by Kapka Kassabova Living by Henry Green People Like Us by Jason Mott Erik Satie: Three Piece Suite by Ian Penman The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka The Odd Women by George Gissing The Holiday by Stevie Smith Schattenfroh by Michael Lentz,translated from the German by Max Lawton Life A User's Manual by Georges Perec, translated from the French by David Bellos The Stone Door by Leonora Carrington Angela Carter and Surrealism by Anna Walz A History of the Surrealist Novel edited by Anna Walz Surrealist Women's Writing: A Critical Exploration by Anna Walz Opus Siniestrus by Leonora Carrington Further resources and links are available on our website at onebrightbook.com. Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org. Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail Find us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/onebrightbook.bsky.social Frances: https://bsky.app/profile/nonsuchbook.bsky.social Dorian: https://bsky.app/profile/ds228.bsky.social Rebecca: https://bsky.app/profile/ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/ Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/ Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.