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Lasting Literature
The lives behind the books that last. Each episode, I read a biography of history's great writers and thinkers to uncover what timeless excellence actually looks like and how to build a life and body of work like theirs.
Episodes
5 episodes
#5 Tolstoy: A Life
Today marks the first episode of this new format I am trying out. In today's episode, we dive deep into the life and mind of Leo Tolstoy, the genius writer behind War and Peace and Anna Karenina. We’ll discuss the makings of War and...
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#4 The Remains of the Day
On this episode of Lasting Literature, we discuss The Remains of the Day, a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. We talk about what's at the heart of the novel: the tragedy of chasing greatness, the cost of ambition, and what it means to live a real human ...
#3 Leo Tolstoy: A Confession
In this episode of Lasting Literature, we discuss Leo Tolstoy's confession. Expect to learn all about Tolstoy's descent into nihilism and his escape, and about the conflict between reason and faith. I hope you enjoy the episode. Her...
#2 The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
A summary and analysis of The Death of Ivan Ilyich. In the second episode of Lasting Literature, we discuss Tolstoy's novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich. We talk about how not to waste your life, the idea of mortality, and why we should talk abou...
#1 Dostoevsky on Suffering and the Path to Redemption | Crime and Punishment
Welcome to the first episode of the Lasting Literature podcast, where we discuss Dostoevsky's first novel of his mature works: Crime and Punishment. Crime and Punishment is a novel with unlimited paths for discussion and debate, but in our disc...