The Global Novel: a literature podcast

Claire L. Hennessy

The Global Novel is a podcast that surveys the narratology of world literature and history of translation from antiquity to modernity with a critical lens and aims to make academic education in literature accessible to the world.

  1. DOG—A Fiction (2025)

    OCT 11

    DOG—A Fiction (2025)

    Dog—the U.S. debut of Israeli writer Yishay Ishi Ron—delivers an honest and unflinching portrait of a veteran battling trauma and addiction. The story follows Geller, a former Israeli commando officer whose life unravels the aftermath of war. Now adrift in Tel Aviv, he struggles with PTSD, addiction, and the disorienting pull of memory. On the margins of society, Geller forges tentative connections—with Doris, a woman whose loyalty offers both comfort and challenge, and with a stray dog who becomes his unlikely companion but emotional anchor. Written originally in Hebrew and long-listed for the Sapir Prize, one of Israel’s most prestigious literary awards, the novel now reaches English-speaking readers in a translation that preserves both its intensity and lyricism. Ishi, is not only the author but also a survivor of PTSD, having served in an elite IDF combat unit. His writing channels lived experience into fiction, and it shows how storytelling can give shape to pain, reshape it, and transcend beyond it. Joining him is Yardenne Greenspan, a Tel Aviv–born writer and translator. Yardenne is a graduate of Columbia University’s MFA program in fiction and literary translation, and definitely has brought some of the most urgent voices in Hebrew literature into English. Recommended Reading: DOG Author's facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/yishay.ron.1 Author's Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/yishayron/ Author's Twitter--> https://x.com/IshiRon1 Author's Linkedin--> https://www.linkedin.com/in/yishay-ishi-ron-b2090594/ Comment and interact with our hosts Support the show Official website Tiktok Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin

    34 min
  2. In Search of Lost Time (1913)

    08/15/2024

    In Search of Lost Time (1913)

    In Search of Lost Time (1913) by Marcel Proust remains one of the most profound and monumental novels of the 20th century, presenting us an intricate labyrinth of memory, time, and desire. With us are Professor Darci Gardner from Appalachian State University, whose expertise is in 19th and 20th-century French literature and she will shed light on the enigmatic Proustian syntax as a vehicle for story-telling and more. We also have Professor François Proulx from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and his expertise in French literature will enlighten us on aspects of desire and sexuality in this novel. Suggested Readings: Marcel Proust, Swann's Way (vol.1 of In Search of Lost Time) Proust and the Arts (2018) ed.Christie McDonald & François Proulx D. Gardner, "Rereading as a Mechanism of Defamiliarization in Proust,"  Poetics Today (2016) 37 (1): 55–105.https://doi.org/10.1215/03335372-3452619 F. Proulx, “Beyond the Epistemology of the Closet.” Nineteenth-Century French Studies 48:3-4 (2020), 185-192.https://muse.jhu.edu/article/754608 F. Proulx, “Proust’s Drawings and the Secret of the ‘Solitary House.’” Modern Language Notes 133:4 (2018), 865-890.https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/707619  F. Proulx and H. Freed-Thall, eds. “Proust to Other Ends,” special issue of L’Esprit Créateur, 62:3 (Fall 2022), 164 pages.https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/48666  This podcast is sponsored by Riverside, a professional conference platform for podcasting. Music by Giorgio Di Campo from FreeSound Music: http://freesoundmusic.eu   / freemusicforyoutube    / freesoundmusic original video: (https://youtu.be/_vZT5AHSuPk?si=KMvmbbfOpqAaWeWK) Comment and interact with our hosts Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show Official website Tiktok Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin

    21 min

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The Global Novel is a podcast that surveys the narratology of world literature and history of translation from antiquity to modernity with a critical lens and aims to make academic education in literature accessible to the world.