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The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Edith Maude Eaton (1865-1914) grew up in unusual circumstances: her father was an English merchant who traveled to China on business, and her mother was a formerly enslaved tightrope walker and human knife-throwing target who traveled all over the world with an acrobatic troupe. The eldest daughter among fourteen children, Eaton mostly grew up in Montreal, then relocated to America, where she became famous under the pen name Sui Sin Far. Today, her journalism and fiction, mostly chronicling the lives of Chinese men and women living in America, are impressive for their insight and humor. In this episode, Jacke talks to novelist and scholar Victoria Namkung about An Immortal Book: Selected Writings by Sui Sin Far, for which she wrote the forward. PLUS Samantha Rose Hill (Hannah Arendt: A Critical Life) discusses her choice for the last book she will ever read. Additional listening: 512 Hannah Arendt (with Samantha Rose Hill) 529 Ten Thousand Things and the Asian American Experience (with Shin Yu Pai) 66 A Conversation with Novelist Shawna Yang Ryan 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.
0:09.2	Fancy an extra £10 this January.
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0:31.1	As we enter the new year, I've been reflecting upon which dating royalty will return to the Love Island Villa.
0:38.3	Lovers from across the land will be hoping they get the call to be a Love Island All-Star
0:43.3	and share values of kindness, compassion and snogging.
0:48.3	I urge them to love thy neighbour on the next Sun-Lounder and hope that come January 13th on ITB2 and ITBX, love will
0:57.6	reign supreme.
0:59.2	Hello, today in the podcast we explore the works of a woman who wrote about Chinese
1:03.7	Americans under the pen name Sui Sinfar.
1:07.0	And we meet the author and editor who was inspired by Sway Sintfar in her own creative pursuits.
1:14.6	Victoria Nam Kung and Sway Sinfar today on the History of Literature.
1:20.7	Music Okay, here we go. Welcome to the podcast. It is a new year. We turn 10 this year on the history of literature podcast. It's hard to believe, isn't it? Ten years. I hope we have ten
1:45.9	more. I know what you're saying. Ten? Only ten. Why not a hundred, Jack? Why not a thousand?
1:51.8	Well, let's start with the ten and see how that goes. It will go well if today's guest is any
1:59.4	indication. Victorian M. Kung was a delightful guest.
2:03.7	We'll have that in a moment, that conversation.
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