When times are tough, what does literature have for us? Jacke takes a break from the history of literature to reflect on a death in his family, the loss of Sir George Martin, and some thoughts on the meaning of life from Umberto Eco and Jorge Luis Borges.
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Works Discussed:
A Grief Observed (C.S. Lewis)
Music Credits:
“Handel – Entrance to the Queen of Sheba” by Advent Chamber Orchestra (From the Free Music Archive / CC by SA).
“Danse Macabre – Sad Part” and “Lone Harvest” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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“Pepperland” (Martin)