Literary scholars Alicia Broggi and Erica Lombard go through the New York Public Library’s 1995 “Books of the Century” list. Each episode, they discuss a book, learn about its author and history, talk to experts, and ask whether it really is one of the books of twentieth century.
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Literary scholars Alicia Broggi and Erica Lombard go through the New York Public Library’s 1995 “Books of the Century” list. Each episode, they discuss a book, learn about its author and history, talk to experts, and ask whether it really is one of the books of twentieth century.
In this episode, literary scholars Alicia Broggi and Erica Lombard discuss Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon. The episode also features an extended reflection on the book by Dr. Dana Williams (Howard University), who is President of the Toni Morrison Society, and an interview with Dr. Tessa Roynon (Oxford University).
The clip of Toni Morrison reading Song of Solomon comes courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio.
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Literary scholars Alicia Broggi and Erica Lombard go through the New York Public Library’s 1995 “Books of the Century” list. Each episode, they discuss a book, learn about its author and history, talk to experts, and ask whether it really is one of the books of twentieth century.
