656 Novelist Chigozie Obioma on Literature, Life, and His Love for Kazuo Ishiguro's Remains of the Day [HOL Encore]

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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By listener request, Jacke presents a conversation with Nigerian-born novelist Chigozie Obioma (The Road to the Country, The Fishermen, An Orchestra of Minorities). Obioma, hailed by the New York Times as "the heir to Chinua Achebe," tells Jacke about his childhood in Nigeria, the moment he knew he wanted to be a storyteller, what he values in literature, and more. Special attention is paid to one of Obioma's favorite books, The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. [This is an HOL Encore performance. The conversation with Chigozie Obioma originally aired on February 1, 2021.] Additional listening: 552 Writing after Rushdie (with Shilpi Suneja) 557 Somerset Maugham (with Tan Twan Eng) 314 Gabriel García Márquez (with Patricia Engel) The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglomerate Network and Lit Hub Radio.
0:09.5	129 at McDonald's gets you a mini Oreo McFlurry.
0:13.7	129 on a big night out gets you...
0:16.5	Sorry, no trainers.
0:19.3	McDonald's save a menu.
0:22.6	Actually get your money's worth. From 11am, price and participation may vary.
0:26.6	Price varies on delivery. Subject to availability.
0:29.6	You know what that is.
0:33.6	An ice cold beer.
0:35.6	What's different?
0:40.3	It's Budweiser.
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0:51.4	Cheers to that.
0:54.4	Budweiser, like no other.
0:55.9	Please drink responsibly.
0:57.6	For the facts, visit drinkaware.com. Okay.
0:59.4	Hello, an encore performance from one of our favorite guests, Chagosi Obioma, today on the history of literature. Hello, everyone. How are you? I'm Jack Wilson, the host of the podcast. I hope
1:25.2	you're all surviving and, if possible,
1:28.2	thriving. Things are falling apart here in Crazy Town, but we do our best. How about some holiday
1:33.8	music, Gabriel?
1:48.4	There we go. Now, as you may have gleaned, or as I may have mentioned before, I'm trying a new pattern
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