Unburied Books

Dylan Cuellar, Kassia Oset
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A podcast reading its way through the NYRB Classics, a series that resurrects fiction and nonfiction works worth remembering.

  1. 6D AGO · BONUS

    Teaser: Silas Marner by George Eliot

    In this Patreon clip, Kassia and Dylan discuss the classic novel Silas Marner, the book's fast paced structure, and their love of Eliot's language.  Have Christmas every day by becoming a subscriber.

    9 min

  2. JAN 21

    Life and Fate with Robert Chandler

    Translator Robert Chandler joins us to discuss his journey with Vasily Grossman, Stalingrad versus Life and Fate, and Grossman's representation of totalitarianism.

    1h 1m

  3. 12/30/2025 · BONUS

    Teaser: "Christmas Every Day" by William Dean Howells

    The Patreon gets festive this December by discussing a classic Christmas short story from a Kassia favorite, William Dean Howells. We wrap up the episode with a few Marianne Moore holiday poems as she was the translator of this month's NYRB Rock Crystal. Have Christmas every day by becoming a subscriber.

    6 min

  4. 12/19/2025

    Rock Crystal by Adalbert Stifter

    Dylan and Kassia gather around the hearth to discuss Adalbert Stifter's Rock Crystal, a Christmassy novella translated from German by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore. In this story, two children get lost in a snowstorm on Holy Eve. We shovel away the layers of winter snow to uncover the deeper meaning of their predicament. Support our show here.

    1h 3m

  5. 12/13/2025 · BONUS

    Teaser: The Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo

    In this clip, Kassia and Dylan how Victor Hugo's Guernsey compares to the Guernsey of Ebenezer le Page and the use of essayistic digressions in novels. Become a subscriber for further yapping on Guernsey via Victor Hugo's The Toilers of the Sea.

    8 min

  6. 11/29/2025

    The Book of Ebenezer Le Page with Matt Tannenbaum

    In this episode, Matt Tannenbaum, proprietor of Lenox, Massachusetts' The Bookstore and focus of the documentary Hello, Bookstore, joins us to discuss The Book of Ebenezer Le Page by G. B. Edwards. At 80, Guernseyman Ebenezer reflects on the joys, sorrows, and annoyances of his life as he searches for an heir to his modest fortune, some of which is buried in the backyard. We talk about the novel's direct, singular style, the overlapping of Edwards' character with Le Page's, and Tannenbaum's decades of reading and loving the book. Find out more about The Bookstore. Become a subscriber for further yapping on Guernsey via Victor Hugo's The Toilers of the Sea.

    1h 21m

  7. 11/17/2025 · BONUS

    Teaser: The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov

    We paired last month's NYRB Classic, The Golovlyov Family, with another Russian classic on the Patreon, The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, and compare these tales about the dying Russian aristocracy and the freedom of serfs. Listen to the full epsiode here.

    6 min

  8. 10/27/2025

    The Golovlyov Family with José Vergara

    Professor of Russian José Vergara recommends a dark story of family betrayal. Shchedrin's 1880 novel follows the fall of a miserly matriarch and the rise of her even more punitive son. We talk about tragicomedy, fate, faith, and constant death. Spoilers are out of control. This is one of our favorite books, so read it quick! Michaela Telfer's article on bureaucracy in the novel (open access) Sign up for our bonus show for an upcoming companion episode on Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard.

    1h 31m
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A podcast reading its way through the NYRB Classics, a series that resurrects fiction and nonfiction works worth remembering.

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  • Creator
    Dylan Cuellar, Kassia Oset
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2022
  • Show Website
    Unburied Books

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