Kevin Jared Hosein on HUNGRY GHOSTS
\u201cNo one in this cast believes that they have a home \u2014 they have houses, but they don't have homes. They were born into this country, they were born into these places, but they don't feel like their homes.\u201d
Within the rich setting of 1940s Trinidad, Kevin Jared Hosein\u2019s sweeping novel Hungry Ghosts brings readers into the world of two families connected by class, power and mystery. A distinctive new voice in Caribbean literature, Hosein has crafted a story that is gothic, propulsive and will resonate with readers from the first page. He speaks with us on learning the true history of Trinidad firsthand, how the title came to be, his literary influences and more with Poured Over\u2019s host, Miwa Messer. Listen after the episode for a TBR Topoff from Marc and Jamie.\xa0
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Featured Books (Episode):\xa0
Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein\xa0
Miguel Street by V.S. Naipaul\xa0
A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul\xa0
No Pain Like This Body by Harold Sonny Ladoo\xa0
The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki\xa0
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin\xa0
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson\xa0
Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah\xa0
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Featured Books (TBR Topoff):\xa0
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell\xa0\xa0
Sula by Toni Morrison\xa0\xa0
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Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays with occasional Saturdays here and on your favorite podcast app.\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0