http://www.edrants.com/segundo/nam-le-bss-222/ A cultural podcast in tenebrous standing Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.edrants.com/segundo/nam-le-bss-222/comment-page-1/#comment-153847 “Subway” –by Edward Champion | spur-line.com Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:32:45 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/segundo/?p=383#comment-153847 [...] recommend these installments: David Mitchell (interview #1, #2 Pt. 1 and #2 Pt. 2), Nam Le, David Lynch, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Michio Kaku, Paul Schrader, Thomas M. Disch, Chimamanda Adichie and [...] [...] recommend these installments: David Mitchell (interview #1, #2 Pt. 1 and #2 Pt. 2), Nam Le, David Lynch, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Michio Kaku, Paul Schrader, Thomas M. Disch, Chimamanda Adichie and [...]

]]> http://www.edrants.com/segundo/nam-le-bss-222/comment-page-1/#comment-135917 Top Ten Books of 2008 : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:36:52 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/segundo/?p=383#comment-135917 [...] Nam Le, The Boat: I’ve long been unnerved by the continued lionization of writers who desperately cling to their MFA toolboxes like organization men who fancy themselves longshoremen because they have seen the sea. These types often mistrust their innate voices and fear their idiosyncrasies, and we are all the lesser for it. But early in the year, this book arrived in my mailbox out of the blue. I knew very little about it, but I began reading and found myself captivated by a rare talent who thankfully can’t be pigeonholed. Nam Le writes in multiple tones and multiple locations. This astonishing debut short story collection features heartbreaking portraits of transition (”Halflead Bay”), some playful postmodernism (the opening story features a character named Nam Le), and what I interpreted (I seem to have been the only one) as a muted and juicy satire of the New York artistic life (”Meeting Elise”). (See also Bat Segundo interview.) [...] [...] Nam Le, The Boat: I’ve long been unnerved by the continued lionization of writers who desperately cling to their MFA toolboxes like organization men who fancy themselves longshoremen because they have seen the sea. These types often mistrust their innate voices and fear their idiosyncrasies, and we are all the lesser for it. But early in the year, this book arrived in my mailbox out of the blue. I knew very little about it, but I began reading and found myself captivated by a rare talent who thankfully can’t be pigeonholed. Nam Le writes in multiple tones and multiple locations. This astonishing debut short story collection features heartbreaking portraits of transition (”Halflead Bay”), some playful postmodernism (the opening story features a character named Nam Le), and what I interpreted (I seem to have been the only one) as a muted and juicy satire of the New York artistic life (”Meeting Elise”). (See also Bat Segundo interview.) [...]

]]> http://www.edrants.com/segundo/nam-le-bss-222/comment-page-1/#comment-118452 5 Under 35 : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:10:15 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/segundo/?p=383#comment-118452 [...] The National Book Foundation has released its latest 5 Under 35 list and, aside from one regrettable selection made by an overrated, near humorless, and out-of-touch novelist who hasn’t produced any fiction in seven years, it’s a very fine list. And if you’re interested in plunging further, you can listen to Segundo conversations with Fiona Maazel and Nam Le. [...] [...] The National Book Foundation has released its latest 5 Under 35 list and, aside from one regrettable selection made by an overrated, near humorless, and out-of-touch novelist who hasn’t produced any fiction in seven years, it’s a very fine list. And if you’re interested in plunging further, you can listen to Segundo conversations with Fiona Maazel and Nam Le. [...]

]]> http://www.edrants.com/segundo/nam-le-bss-222/comment-page-1/#comment-102268 The Bat Segundo Show: Nam Le : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:08:32 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/segundo/?p=383#comment-102268 [...] Nam Le is the author of The Boat. He appeared on The Bat Segundo Show #222. [...] [...] Nam Le is the author of The Boat. He appeared on The Bat Segundo Show #222. [...]

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