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The Journal of a Disappointed Man by W.N.P. Barbellion

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Arts, Books, Leisure, Hobbies

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

W.N.P Barbellion's The Journal of a Disappointed Man, first published in 1919, is the subject of this episode of Backlisted. Joining John and Andy to discuss this remarkable book are novelist Claire Fuller and nature writer Will Atkins. In addition, John has been reading The Oxford Companion to Food by Alan Davidson while Andy talks about Nikita Lalwani's new novel You People.Timings: (may differ due to variable advert length)10'44 - The Oxford Companion to Food by Alan Davidson14'59 - You People by Nikita Lalwani 20'21 - The Journal of a Disappointed Man by W.N.P Barbellion* 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

And the Yes, it's the rambley bit at the beginning of the other thing, you know, we're all five weeks into lockdown now.

0:24.0

This has been a long week. Yeah, very long week. I keep expecting the weeks to get better.

0:32.1

They sort of, yeah, I don't know why, it's just my optimistic. better. Do you?

0:33.0

Yeah, I don't know why, it's just my optimistic nature, Andy,

0:36.0

but of course they don't.

0:38.0

Of course they don't.

0:40.0

Of course they don't.

0:41.0

My pessimistic nature suggests otherwise.

0:43.2

I'm not pining for nature, I've got woods in one direction and the sea in another direction.

0:48.4

I'm very, very lucky, right?

0:50.4

But I'm pining for an art gallery.

0:58.0

I don't want to look at any more nature. I want to look at some man-made triumphs please.

1:02.0

I don't want to... You're sick of the spring.

1:04.0

I am!

1:06.0

It's not the same online, is it?

1:08.0

All those pictures.

1:09.0

It's not the same as in real life.

1:11.0

It's like these attempts to have kind of social

1:14.8

gatherings online I find very unconvincing I have to say I don't know lots of people

1:20.3

kind of you know asking other people if they can hear them and drinking wine

1:24.6

with sort of rictus grins and pretending it's all fine which it kind of isn't really.

1:29.3

It's like a it's like a publisher's party by any other name.

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