A Meal of Thorns 57- THE WATER STATUES with Langdon Hickman

A deeply strange and arresting short novel, The Water Statues defies easy categorization but has a powerful and cerebral atmosphere, putting us in mind of a lot of other works—including Clarke’s Piranesi. Langdon Hickman, last unshriven host of Death // Sentence, joins to discuss.

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Guest: Langdon Hickman

Title: The Water Statues by Fleur Jaeggy, translated by Gini Alhedeff

Host:Jake Casella Brookins

Music byGiselle Gabrielle Garcia

Artwork byRob Patterson

Opening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John Brough

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