{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65987686d411280017b30a77/6598768d015a6300177a47ce?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"102: Preti Taneja (WE THAT ARE YOUNG) & Ahmed Saadawi's FRANKENSTEIN IN BAGHDAD","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65987686d411280017b30a77/6598768d015a6300177a47ce.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>It's a celebration of stories in translation (both linguistically and narratively), indie bookstores, and bourbon on the latest SMDB when Preti Taneja joins the guys in the Damn Library. Her debut novel, <em>We That Are Young</em>, provokes conversation about India and <em>King Lear</em> while her book-club-pick <em>Frankenstein in Baghdad</em> gets the room talking about translation. Plus, Drew mentions spooky reading! Again!</p><p>contribute! <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/smdb/memberships\">https://patreon.com/smdb</p><p></a></p><p>for drink recipes, book lists, and more, visit: <a href=\"http://www.somanydamnbooks.com/\">somanydamnbooks.com</p><p></a></p><p>music: Disaster Magic</p><p>(<a href=\"https://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic\">https://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic</a>)</p>","author_name":"Christopher Hermelin"}