The End of the World with Michael and Stu
The Apocalypse is Everywhere. The End of the World with Michael and Stu is a (hopefully) insightful and (hopefully) humorous exploration of the rise of apocalyptic news, apocalyptic thinking and apocalyptic culture. Each week, we’ll be looking at a work of art, a piece of media, or an historical event related to the (hopefully not) impending End of the World.
The End of the World with Michael and Stu
Episode 32: Rainbows Have Nothing to Hide
This week we are discussing Karen Tei Yamashita's novel Through the Arc of the Rainforest, a magical realist look at the realities of corporate exploitation in the developing world. By turns comedic and tragic, the book weaves together the lives of a number of characters in the manner of a Brazilian novela (akin to an American soap opera). It's a great, underappreciated book, and we really enjoyed discussing it, and hopefully our conversation can spur some new readers to give it a look.
This episode contains spoilers for the plot of Through the Arc of the Rainforest, but you should really listen anyway, because the pure delight of the book can be found in its style, not only in its plot.
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