This episode, Maureen Kincaid Speller (@maureenkspeller) and I conclude our discussion (part 1) of The Buried Giant, beginning with the figure of the boatman, and maintaining a focus on the personal relationships.

Our discussion covers the tussle between the personal and the political, anachronisms and the construction of a composite pre-Norman Britain, and moves to the conclusion of the novel as Axl and Beatrice meet the boatman who will carry them across the river.

Critical Reactions

• Ishiguro in The New York Times
• Ursula Le Guin on "Are They Going to Say It Is Fantasy" (and an Addendum)
• Laura Miller - "A strange hybrid of genre and realism"
• Tom Holland in The Guardian
• Strange Horizons Book Club
• John Clute on The Buried Giant

The amazing art which inspired me to actually get this project off the ground was created by @etrandem

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Music - Jazzy Ashes by The Underscore Orkestra

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