Brigid Brophy — The King of a Rainy Country

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If Brigid Brophy’s The King of a Rainy Country had a soundtrack, it might include the soft patter of rain on a garret window, jazz drifting from a smoky cafe, the hum of a Vespa on narrow cobblestone streets … and the obnoxious griping of a few dozen uncultured Americans! As the description suggests, Brophy’s 1956 novel has a little bit of everything — atmosphere, nostalgia and poignancy mixed with subversive wit and madcap antics. Kim and Amy play “tour guide” examining Brophy’s life and accomplishments, including this wonderfully quirky book, recently reissued by McNally Editions.
Mentioned in this episode:
McNally Editions The King of a Rainy Country (mcnallyeditions.com/books/p/the-king-of-a-rain…) by Brigid Brophy
Marginalia article (themarginalian.org/2016/01/26/iris-murdoch-lov…) about Brigid Brophy and Iris Murdoch by Maria Popova
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 51 (lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/51-rosamond-lehman…) on Rosamond Lehmann
Dusty Answer (bookshop.org/p/books/dusty-answer-rosamond-leh…) by Rosamond Lehmann
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 150 (lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/150-elizabeth-smar…) on Elizabeth Smart
By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept (bookshop.org/p/books/by-grand-central-station-…) by Elizabeth Smart
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 184 (lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/184-whose-line-is-…) on Elizabeth Taylor Vs. Elizabeth Taylor
BBC program“Take it Or Leave It” (youtube.com/watch?v=QmHsMJWq9TM)
In Transit (lurideditions.com/forthcoming) by Brigid Brophy
Hackenfeller’s Ape (stuckinabook.com/hackenfellers-ape-by-brigid-b…) by Brigid Brophy
The Snowball (bookshop.org/p/books/the-snow-ball-brigid-brop…) by Brigid Brophy
Fifty Works of English Literature We Could Do Without (nytimes.com/1968/02/25/archives/fifty-works-of…) by Brigid Brophy, Michael Levey and ??
The Crown Princess and Other Stories (amazon.com/Crown-Princess-other-stories/dp/B00…) by Brigid Brophy
“Spleen” (poets.org/poem/spleen) by Beaudelaire
Death in Venice (bookshop.org/p/books/death-in-venice/18847325?…) by Thomas Mann
“As You Like It” (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_You_Like_It) by William Shakespeare

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