Meticulous and Desperate
The history of the 20th century told through the memories and reflections of the Spanish writer/politician Jorge Semprún, the Hungarian writer György Konrád, the cosmopolitan writer/literary critic George Steiner and the Latin American writer Gabriel Garcia Márquez.
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Ep 1The Children of Kafka and Freud
April 2, 1989. The history of the 20th century told through the memories and reflections of the Spanish writer/politician Jorge Semprún, the Hungarian writer György Konrád, the cosmopolitan writer/literary critic George Steiner and the Latin American writer Gabriel Garcia Márquez. Four men, marked by the previous century, who are prepared to tell about the most intimate details of their existence, who provide their own lives - and therefore the lives of countless others - with annotations and conclusions.
Ep 2Nothing is as educational as the experience of being targeted
April 9, 1989. The history of the 20th century told through the memories and reflections of the Spanish writer/politician Jorge Semprún, the Hungarian writer György Konrád, the cosmopolitan writer/literary critic George Steiner and the Latin American writer Gabriel Garcia Márquez. Four men, marked by the previous century, who are prepared to tell about the most intimate details of their existence, who provide their own lives - and therefore the lives of countless others - with annotations and conclusions.
Ep 3The glass is broken, but you can still drink from it
April 16, 1989. The history of the 20th century told through the memories and reflections of the Spanish writer/politician Jorge Semprún, the Hungarian writer György Konrád, the cosmopolitan writer/literary critic George Steiner and the Latin American writer Gabriel Garcia Márquez. Four men, marked by the previous century, who are prepared to tell about the most intimate details of their existence, who provide their own lives - and therefore the lives of countless others - with annotations and conclusions.
Ep 4People make history, but they don't know which one
April 23, 1989. The history of the 20th century told through the memories and reflections of the Spanish writer/politician Jorge Semprún, the Hungarian writer György Konrád, the cosmopolitan writer/literary critic George Steiner and the Latin American writer Gabriel Garcia Márquez. Four men, marked by the previous century, who are prepared to tell about the most intimate details of their existence, who provide their own lives - and therefore the lives of countless others - with annotations and conclusions.
