The Fish Can Sing by Halldór Laxness

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🗓️ 1 April 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The Fish Can Sing by Halldór Laxness is the subject of this episode. The book was first published in Iceland as Brekkukotsannáll in 1957, two years after Laxness was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Joining John and Andy to discuss this ideosyncratic, unforgettable novel and the remarkable life of its author - spanning nearly all of the twentieth century - is author, poet and podcaster Derek Owusu. Also in this episode, John delves into Brian Dillon's new book Suppose A Sentence, while Andy reads A Chelsea Concerto, Frances Faviell's memoir of life during the London Blitz. Timings: (may differ due to variable advert length) 06:08 - Chelsea Concerto by Frances Faviel 11:21 - Suppose a Sentence by Brian Dillon 16:06 - The Fish Can Sing by Halldór Laxness. *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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0:00.0	Derek, where are you?
0:02.0	Where are you, where are you, where are you coming from?
0:03.5	You look very clear.
0:05.0	I'm, yes, I'm in Liverpool at the moment.
0:07.0	St. Helens.
0:08.0	St. Helens.
0:09.0	All right.
0:10.0	What are you doing there?
0:11.0	Do you live in St. Helens,
0:12.0	or are you on a sneaky COVID secure away day?
0:16.0	No, you know what actually happened.
0:18.0	I was at my girlfriend's house
0:20.0	when they announced the second lock
0:22.0	that I didn't believe was going to happen,
0:24.0	but they announced it.
0:25.0	And I was just kind of like,
0:26.0	oh no, I've actually got to stay here
0:28.0	and she was just like,
0:29.0	oh yes, you've got to stay here.
0:31.0	You've been there ever since?
0:35.0	I've been there ever since.
0:36.0	It's, it's very unlikely
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