The Pleasure of the Text

Updated: 12 Nov 2024 • 44 episodes
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Two friends obsessed with books and writing, we're Shannen and Gareth, and welcome to The Pleasure of the Text Podcast. Reading and writing aren't lonely pursuits, and The Pleasure of the Text lies in the shared imaginative space where readers and writers make meaning together. So tune in and join us as we talk about the books we love, interview remarkable authors, and discuss the writer’s craft.

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12 Nov 2024 • EN

Writing as Translation

Here at the Pleasure of the Text, many a time has the topic of translation come up. In this episode we consider the art of translation further, and take a deep dive into the different translations of Albert Camus's, The Outsider.  As always, if you like our videos, please like and subscribe to our channel, The Pleasure

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And we are back! At the turn of the new year we sat down with beloved friend and fellow writer Patrick (Writing Solutions) and discussed our writing goals, and solutions, to help us progress forward in 2024. In this episode, Patrick has returned for a 6-month update on the writing solutions we set out at the start of t

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A long time in the coming (and the making); review of Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. Two books and two movies (and more), in this episode at The Pleasure of the Text, we talk about the different translations of Solaris, and compare the two.  As always, if you like our videos, please like and subscribe to our channel, The Pl

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Another fun episode here at the Pleasure of the Text, where talk about our favourite (and worse) book recommendations.  As always, if you like our videos, please like and subscribe to our channel, The Pleasure of the Text, for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEp9cZ4HOovyKHeNEDt_BwA Follow us on Facebook:

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"The Darkness is a mouth, and it consumes all." Our first book review for 2024 is Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez, a haunting, thrilling novel full of horror, set in Argentina and spanning the decades of brutal military dictatorship (the Dirty War) and its aftermath.  Translated from the Spanish to the English b

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In the first episode of the year, we talk about reading and writing goals, and strategies on how to increase reading and writerly no matter what your current situation is. Enjoy!  As always, if you like our videos, please like and subscribe to our channel, The Pleasure of the Text, for more videos: https://www.youtube.

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