Melee 08 - Brian Patrick Eha talks Flaubert

Brian Patrick Eha is a widely-published essayist, journalist, and critic. In this expansive conversation we talk Gustave Flaubert as a precursor to Modernism, the method of free indirect discourse in Madame Bovary and the madness of The Temptation of St. Anthony, as well as a few under-appreciated books from Brian’s personal canon.. https://x.com/brianeha Essays by Brian that we mention:https://www.city-journal.org/article/madame-bovary-author-gustave-flaubert https://www.city-journal.org/article/alfred-hayess-fiction-retains-contemporary-relevance x/com/bradkelly

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A podcast hosted by writer Brad Kelly (formerly of Art of Darkness). Main book episodes feature 2 parts: a fun, in-depth conversation with one of my most insightful friends, and a sprawling exploration of the book's many rabbit-holes (usually behind the paywall). Melee episodes are general conversations with authors and others about books, writing, and culture.