Mystery character of the month
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| Mystery character of the month | This character first appeared in a different century, in a wildly inventive story of other-worldly exploration and eccentricity.
The landscape the character traverses is unfamiliar and exotic and foretold some of what we would eventually discover.
The character is quiet, astute and even philosophical, observing that the “earth doesn’t want new continents but new men.” And yet this character pairs a refined sense of culture with a lust for vengeance and violence.
When the author was in the midst of writing this masterpiece, they knew they had something special, telling their editor, “I’ve never held a better thing in my hands.”
And the author may have been right. The novel in which this mystery character appears is still being cherished decades and decades later.
Can you name October’s Mystery Literary Character? And the novel in which they appear?
When you have it, email me at: kmiller@mpr.org.
— Kerri Miller
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| | Talking Volumes returns in 2024 for 25th season |
MPR News and the Star Tribune proudly present the 25th season of Talking Volumes, hosted by Kerri Miller.
Join us at the Fitzgerald Theater for four special events with renowned authors, celebrating our anniversary with a special $25 ticket price for MPR members and Star Tribune subscribers. | |
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| | Ask a Bookseller: 'Penance' by Eliza Clark |
If you like to settle into fall on a diet of murder mysteries and true-crime documentaries, check out the novel "Penance" by Eliza Clark. That's the recommendation from Kate Stern of Antigone Books in Tucson, Ariz. | |
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