the remembered part – Three Percent /College/translation/threepercent a resource for international literature at the URochester Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:33:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 TMR 19.12: “Fill Up with Karmas” [THE REMEMBERED PART] /College/translation/threepercent/2023/08/04/tmr-19-12-fill-up-with-karmas-the-remembered-part/ /College/translation/threepercent/2023/08/04/tmr-19-12-fill-up-with-karmas-the-remembered-part/#respond Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:33:11 +0000 http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?p=442712 Brian returns to help breakdown the ending to Rodrigo Fresán’s “Part Triptych.” Is it earned? Is it sincere?? Is this all a Jacob’s Ladder scenario??? Chad and Brian debate that along with concepts of time in fiction, the Karmas, the wetness of Latvian meat,Ìý²Ñ±ð±ô±¹¾±±ô±ôÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýMulligan Stew.ÌýFun is had as this long, amazing Fresán journey comes to a close . . .

This week’s music is “” by The Kinks—a throwback to TMR season one.

Stay tuned for the Mulligan Stew schedule, which will drop this weekend. And get the !

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]]> /College/translation/threepercent/2023/08/04/tmr-19-12-fill-up-with-karmas-the-remembered-part/feed/ 0 TMR 19.10: “The Fine Art of Leaving Something Out” [THE REMEMBERED PART] /College/translation/threepercent/2023/07/21/tmr-19-10-the-fine-art-of-leaving-something-out-the-remembered-part/ /College/translation/threepercent/2023/07/21/tmr-19-10-the-fine-art-of-leaving-something-out-the-remembered-part/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 07:47:19 +0000 http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?p=442062 For the first time in the history of the Two Month Review, Chad had to go it alone. He stuck in there, didn’t get too crazy, and covered the last chunk of Part II ofÌýThe Remembered Part.ÌýIllness, heartbreak, mental anguish, suicide, Ella, and a mission. It’s all in this episode.

This week’s music is “” by Concrete Blonde

Next week we’ll be covering pages 644-700 (full schedule), and you can watch it , or by subscribing to our .

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]]> /College/translation/threepercent/2023/07/21/tmr-19-10-the-fine-art-of-leaving-something-out-the-remembered-part/feed/ 0 TMR 19.9: “The Dream of the Invention of the Memory, Etc.” [THE REMEMBERED PART] /College/translation/threepercent/2023/07/15/tmr-19-9-the-dream-of-the-invention-of-the-memory-etc-the-remembered-part/ /College/translation/threepercent/2023/07/15/tmr-19-9-the-dream-of-the-invention-of-the-memory-etc-the-remembered-part/#respond Sat, 15 Jul 2023 05:38:08 +0000 http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?p=441872 Veeeeekingdor!!!!! This week’s episode is pretty wild, with stories of Riga FC, stoic faces, Fresán’s visit to the URochester, Kurt Vonnegut, (follow !, support his !), the purpose of book readings and the most uncomfortable ones, time and fiction, and much more!

And visit on Tuesday to find out what book we’ll be reading in season twenty!!

This week’s music is “” by Grouplove.

Next week we’ll be covering pages 563-643 (full schedule), and you can watch it , or by subscribing to our .

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]]> /College/translation/threepercent/2023/07/15/tmr-19-9-the-dream-of-the-invention-of-the-memory-etc-the-remembered-part/feed/ 0 TMR 19.8: “Notes for a Theory of the Fabric of Memory” [THE REMEMBERED PART] /College/translation/threepercent/2023/07/07/tmr-19-8-notes-for-a-theory-of-the-fabric-of-memory-the-remembered-part/ /College/translation/threepercent/2023/07/07/tmr-19-8-notes-for-a-theory-of-the-fabric-of-memory-the-remembered-part/#respond Fri, 07 Jul 2023 06:35:08 +0000 http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?p=441442 Brian is back and Chad flubs the intro, so things are basically as they should be . . . They talk about fragmentation, big flawed double albums (and why they’re so intriguing), how comedy works, Hey Uncle Walrus vs. Uncle Hey Walrus, memory and the losing of it, and much more.

This week’s music is “”Ìý and ‘” from the Smashing Pumpkins’ flawed double album. (A topic in this episode!)

Next week we’ll be covering pages 490-563 (full schedule), and you can watch it , or by subscribing to our .

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]]> /College/translation/threepercent/2023/07/07/tmr-19-8-notes-for-a-theory-of-the-fabric-of-memory-the-remembered-part/feed/ 0 TMR 19.7: “The Good Rememberer (A How-To Guide)” [THE REMEMBERED PART] /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/30/tmr-19-7-the-good-rememberer-a-how-to-guide-the-remembered-part/ /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/30/tmr-19-7-the-good-rememberer-a-how-to-guide-the-remembered-part/#respond Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:25:22 +0000 http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?p=441252 Former TMR guest Patrick Smith returns to discuss his reread of the first two volumes of the trilogy, how Fresán’s writing inspires him, hanging on to flights of prose, all of the wind in this book, what it means to fall, dogs, and much much more. It’s a comprehensive, deep look into what it takes to be a good reader, Ricardo Piglia’s “The Last Reader” and the paradoxes at the center of this novel.

This week’s music is “” by DJ Seinfeld, all for the outro bit of telephones and missing missed connections..

Next week we’ll be covering pages 422-490 (full schedule), and you can watch it , or by subscribing to our .

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]]> /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/30/tmr-19-7-the-good-rememberer-a-how-to-guide-the-remembered-part/feed/ 0 TMR 19.6: “The Impossibility of Painting with Watercolors in the Rain” [THE REMEMBERED PART] /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/26/tmr-19-6-the-impossibility-of-painting-with-watercolors-in-the-rain-the-remembered-part/ /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/26/tmr-19-6-the-impossibility-of-painting-with-watercolors-in-the-rain-the-remembered-part/#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 08:02:23 +0000 http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?p=440962 Chad and Kaija break down the final bit of the first part of the third volume in Fresán’s trilogy (phew), revisit the “is this difficult to read?” discussion, and talk about the articles about Fresán in the new issue of .ÌýAnd at the very, very end, Chad makes a startling admission.

This week’s music is “” by Car Seat Headrest.

Next week we’ll be covering pages 355-421 (full schedule), and you can watch it , or by subscribing to our .

You can purchase each of the books in the trilogy separately (,Ìý,Ìý, OR, if you don’t have them and are ready for the reading event of 2023, then getÌýÌýfor $40—approximately 30% off.

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]]> /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/26/tmr-19-6-the-impossibility-of-painting-with-watercolors-in-the-rain-the-remembered-part/feed/ 0 TMR 19.5: “The Burning Gaze of Vladimir Nabokov” [THE REMEMBERED PART] /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/18/tmr-19-5-the-burning-gaze-of-vladimir-nabokov-the-remembered-part/ /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/18/tmr-19-5-the-burning-gaze-of-vladimir-nabokov-the-remembered-part/#respond Sun, 18 Jun 2023 13:44:42 +0000 http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?p=440662 Separated by 10 hours—like podcasting jet lag?—Chad and Brian work through some observations and rants (specifically about a shittyÌýNY TimesÌýlist of the best American books between 1981 and 2006, which consists almost entirely of Philip Roth and John Updike and only two books by women), about this section of The Remembered Part. Chad argues for being willing to be confused while reading and they discuss whether or not Fresán’s works are confusing. There’s also the usual amount of banter and bullshit, and zero words wasted on the Cardinals.

This week’s music is “” by Bayonne.

Next week we’ll be covering pages 281-354 (full schedule), and you can watch it , or by subscribing to our .

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]]> /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/18/tmr-19-5-the-burning-gaze-of-vladimir-nabokov-the-remembered-part/feed/ 0 TMR 19.4: “Read like Dracula and write like Frankenstein!” [THE REMEMBERED PART] /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/09/tmr-19-4-read-like-dracula-and-write-like-frankenstein-the-remembered-part/ /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/09/tmr-19-4-read-like-dracula-and-write-like-frankenstein-the-remembered-part/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?p=440622 From Nobel Prize favorites to Proust to competitive cliques on the mountain, this week’s episodes is almost as sprawling as the ex-writer’s airplane thoughts. Bit more plot dropped into this section of Fresán/Vanderhyden’s book, but there’s also a lot about IKEA, his death and rebirth, his insincerity, and his loathsome success.

This week’s music is “” by Sprints.

Next week we’ll be covering pages 204-281 (full schedule), and you can watch it , or by subscribing to our .

You can purchase each of the books in the trilogy separately (,Ìý,Ìý, OR, if you don’t have them and are ready for the reading event of 2023, then getÌýÌýfor $40—approximately 30% off.

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]]> /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/09/tmr-19-4-read-like-dracula-and-write-like-frankenstein-the-remembered-part/feed/ 0 TMR 19.3: “DREAM + MEMORY = INVENTION” [THE REMEMBERED PART] /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/02/440562/ /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/02/440562/#respond Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:50:24 +0000 http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?p=440562 Kaija Straumanis pinch hits this week for a discussion aboutÌýLost, airplanes, the past and nostalgia, writers vs. narrators, autofiction, how hard it is to sustain a rant, ghosts, pop culture references, where we are in Fresán’s trilogy, and much more.ÌýThe Remembered PartÌýkeeps gathering steam, and you’ll want to catch up after listening to this so that you can be there for the explosive conclusion to one of the century’s greatest literary trilogies.

This week’s music is “Tropic Morning News” by The National.

Next week we’ll be covering pages 144-204 (full schedule), and you can watch it , or by subscribing to our .

You can purchase each of the books in the trilogy separately (,Ìý,Ìý, OR, if you don’t have them and are ready for the reading event of 2023, then getÌýÌýfor $40—approximately 30% off.

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]]> /College/translation/threepercent/2023/06/02/440562/feed/ 0 TMR 19.2: “Now That Everything That Has To Happen Has Happened” [THE REMEMBERED PART] /College/translation/threepercent/2023/05/29/tmr-19-2-now-that-everything-that-has-to-happen-has-happened-the-remembered-part/ /College/translation/threepercent/2023/05/29/tmr-19-2-now-that-everything-that-has-to-happen-has-happened-the-remembered-part/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 14:08:39 +0000 http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/?p=440512 And they’re off! Brian and Chad start remembering all that they’re supposed to remember about the first two volumes of the trilogy (green cows!) and get oriented with the ex-Writer on the plane (and in the desert reading and burning Ada, or Ardor), fall right back into Fresan’s humor, cynicism, bits on love, and everything else!

This week’s music is “Airplane Rider” by Air Miami.

Next week we’ll be covering pages 82-143 (full schedule), and you can watch it live by subscribing to our .

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