Happy Bastile Day! I’ve schedule this episode for today because I am joined by Sara Hinkley to chat about French Gothics. By this I don’t mean that very specific academic field that studies 19th century Gothic French novels. I mean we are chatting about Gothics, new and old, that take place in France. Sara’s book is a glorious ode to vampires, the theater, and the Romantique of dark stories in France, so she was the perfect guest for this!
Sara’s Book Recs
- The Necrophiliac (La Nécrophile) by Gabrielle Wittkop, english translation Don Bapst
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
- A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel
- La Vampire (The Vampire Countess) by Paul Féval, english translation Brian Stablefor
- Pure by Andrew Miller
Agatha’s Book Recs
- Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
- Moura by Virginia Coffman
- The Book of Thorns by Hester Fox
- The Devil on Horseback by Victoria Holt
- The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller
