Family Lexicon by Natalia Ginzburg

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🗓️ 25 April 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Publisher Marigold Atkey and journalist Emily Rhodes join us for a discussion of Lessico famigliare, Natalia Ginzburg's novelistic memoir or autobiographical novel, first published in Italy in 1963 and most recently translated by Jenny McPhee as Family Lexicon (Daunt/NYRB). Ginzburg had a long and distinguished career in Italian literature, theatre and politics. This episode explores her fascinating life and asks why her work is finding new readers and admirers in the 21st century, amongst them Rachel Cusk and Sally Rooney. Also in this episode John enjoys How To Gut a Fish (Bloomsbury), a debut collection of short stories by Shelia Armstrong; while Andy reflects on Vashti Bunyan's pilgrimage to the Outer Hebrides, as recounted in Wayward (White Rabbit), her memoir of the 1960s and beyond. Timings: (may differ due to variable advert length) 12:57 - Wayward by Vashti Bunyan. 21:24 - How To Gut A Fish by Shelia Armstrong. 27:17 - Family Lexicon by Natalia Ginzburg * To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops. * For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit www.backlisted.fm *If you'd like to support the show, listen without adverts, receive the show early and with extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at www.patreon.com/backlisted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Music
0:52.0	Before we started recording there was some intense chat
0:55.0	between two of our friends here about bikes
0:58.0	and those were our producer Nicky Perch
1:01.0	and I guess Marigold.
1:03.0	So Marigold, are you a keen cyclist?
1:05.0	Yes.
1:06.0	You have one friend here if that's the case.
1:08.0	Yeah, very much so.
1:09.0	More than one.
1:10.0	Yeah, throughout the years cycling on my single speed
1:13.0	and I need to get the gears on my racer fix
1:15.0	so I can get out into the countryside.
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