Welcome to the first episode of Les Cordelivres Club, conversations in revolutionary criticism from Indirect Books. This episode focuses on Virginia Woolf’s short story “In The Orchard,” and the foundational mode of analysis for literary critique: a consideration of narrative and narration.What is this distinction between narration and narrative in literature? What is the narrating entity and how does it shape the story? How can authors create distinct worldviews and textures through discrete narrational modes, and what does this look like in “In The Orchard”? We consider these issues and more in the discussion.Check out our full Substack post for the complete show notes, and in the meantime—stay critical.

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