Richard Bradford
from Better Known Hosted by Ivan Wise
Richard Bradford discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Richard Bradford is Professor of English and Senior Distinguished Research Fellow at Ulster University. He is the author of six highly acclaimed literary biographies The Life of a Long-Distance Writer: A Biography of Alan Sillitoe, First Boredom, Then Fear: The Life of Philip Larkin and Lucky Him: The Life of Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis: The Biography, The Man Who Wasn’t there: A Life of Ernest Hemingway and Orwell: A Man of Our Times. His Devils, Lusts and Strange Desires: The Life of Patricia Highsmith is out in 2021. George Orwell Predicted Brexit https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0120/1109640-how-george-orwell-predicted-the-future/ Hemingway the Compulsive Liar https://popularculturereview.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/rollyson/ What is High Quality Literature? https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/is-shakespeare-any-good Why Kingsley Amis and Philip Larkin Fell Out https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v34/n24/christopher-tayler/keep-yr-gob-shut Nasty Writers https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/literary-rivals-feuds-and-antagonisms-world-books-richard-bradford-book-review-author-exposes-importance-literary-success-9773234.html How Patricia Highsmith was a very peculiar individual https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2009/07/02/this-woman-is-dangerous/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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