Close Reads Podcast

A Farewell to Arms: Book 4

Oct 27, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min · 61.1 MB
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Sean calls this the happy section of the book, so in this episode we discuss the book’s conception of happiness, engage in a close reading of the scene between Frederic and an old billiards player, and contemplate the question of cynicism in this book. Happy listening!



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