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Europe Central by William T. Vollmann & Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Europe Central by William T. Vollmann & Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

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This week, Cameron dives into William T. Vollmann’s Europe Central and Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood. The uniting theme this week: reflection and memory. Both novels cast a long shadow over his life, so it’s time to untangle exactly why that is.


Can Europe Central be cleanly read as a series of parables? Is it appropriate to turn Hitler into a sort-of fairy tale? Is it a red flag that Cameron has read Norwegian Wood six times? Tune in to find your answers.


“Shostakovich in Love: William T. Vollmann’s Europe Central” by Peter G. Christiansen


The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.


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