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đď¸Sandra Newman on Julia, her re-imagining of George Orwellâs 1984 đď¸
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If you thought life on Airstrip one was tough for Winston Smith, you ainât seen nothing yet. Because in JULIA, Sandra Newmanâs reimagining of Orwellâs nightmare, if men have it hard, you can bet women have it harder. Taking the roughly sketched character of JuliaâWinstonâs love interest and possible betrayerâSandra Newman gives her a surname, a history, a life of her own. In short, she breathes a soul into her. And in doing so, not only does she allow readers to revisit 1984 with new eyes but creates a novel that stands tall in its own terrifying pair of jackboots.
Buy Julia: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/julia-3
SANDRA NEWMAN is the author of The Country of Ice Cream Star (Longlisted for the Women's Prize), The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done (shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award), Cake, The Heavens and The Men. She is a graduate of the University of East Anglia Creative Writing programme and lives in New York.
Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. His latest novel, Beasts of England, a sequel of sorts to Animal Farm, is available now. Buy a signed copy here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/beasts-of-england
Listen to Alex Freimanâs latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3w
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Manage episode 380913863 series 3319855
If you thought life on Airstrip one was tough for Winston Smith, you ainât seen nothing yet. Because in JULIA, Sandra Newmanâs reimagining of Orwellâs nightmare, if men have it hard, you can bet women have it harder. Taking the roughly sketched character of JuliaâWinstonâs love interest and possible betrayerâSandra Newman gives her a surname, a history, a life of her own. In short, she breathes a soul into her. And in doing so, not only does she allow readers to revisit 1984 with new eyes but creates a novel that stands tall in its own terrifying pair of jackboots.
Buy Julia: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/julia-3
SANDRA NEWMAN is the author of The Country of Ice Cream Star (Longlisted for the Women's Prize), The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done (shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award), Cake, The Heavens and The Men. She is a graduate of the University of East Anglia Creative Writing programme and lives in New York.
Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. His latest novel, Beasts of England, a sequel of sorts to Animal Farm, is available now. Buy a signed copy here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/beasts-of-england
Listen to Alex Freimanâs latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3w
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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