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Riddley Walker

New editions of eight Russell Hoban novels out soon in Penguin Modern Classics

Russell Hoban, Kleinzeit (cover of new Penguin Modern Classics edition by Eduardo Paolozzi)

01/03/2021 16:01

Eight classic Russell Hoban novels are being published in the Penguin Classics imprint this spring, including Riddley Walker, Kleinzeit and Turtle Diary.

Andrew Hladky: All Ways Knowit What Wer Unner The Skin Only You Don’t Want To See

https://www.visartscenter.org/event/andrew-hladky/

Submitted by AdministratorUser1 on 20 February, 2021 - 11:14

Exhibition of works by British-born visual artist at VisArts centre in Maryland, USA, takes its title from Hoban's Riddley Walker. See also this short review of the show in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/art-gallery-shows-dc-region/2021/02/17/d16fc7ee-6fb5-11eb-b8a9-b9467510f0fe_story.html

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Archiving the Sum Poasyum - Canterbury Christ Church University

https://blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/sumtymsbit/archive/

Submitted by AdministratorUser1 on 12 December, 2020 - 09:13

Recordings of presentations given at an online Riddley Walker conference on 24th October 2020 to mark 40 years since the novel's publication. Presentations include a talk on The Legend of St Eustace by Emily Guerry and an interview with Dominic Power, a colleague of Russell Hoban's.

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Russell Hoban interview clip - Mr Punch and Riddley Walker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TjBBTnEVCQ

Submitted by AdministratorUser1 on 7 September, 2020 - 09:08

Brief clip taken from a 1987 TV documentary "As Pleased as Punch" celebrating Mr Punch's "325th anniversary". Hoban is filmed in his home study at his desk with Punch & Judy puppets and Apple II computer and summarises the meaning of Punch in the novel.

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Erica Wagner talks books that changed her life—Inside Writing—The Faber Academy podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9gczGo_-LE&ab_channel=FaberAcademy

Submitted by AdministratorUser1 on 7 September, 2020 - 09:05

Brief video clip in which author Erica Wagner talks about Riddley Walker and two other novels. The Faber Academy is an activity of the Faber & Faber publishing firm. The book's title is misspelt "Ridley Walker" in the closing credits.

Backlisted podcast - Riddley Walker panel discussion at Port Eliot Festival

https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/9-russell-hoban-riddley-walker

Submitted by AdministratorUser1 on 17 August, 2019 - 15:07

Una McCormack and Max Porter have an animated discussion about Riddley Walker in front of the festival audience with Backlisted podcast hosts John Mitchinson and Andy Miller, August 2019. Includes some excellent readings by the panel as well as audio clips of Russell Hoban reading from the novel and commenting on it and his writing process.

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Post-apocalyptic by John Wilson

https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2019/05/post-apocalyptic

Submitted by AdministratorUser1 on 31 May, 2019 - 14:03

Article by John Wilson on First Things, "America's most influential journal on religion and public life", about how Riddley Walker was particularly resonant for him as he grew up in Kent.

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A Lesson for (and From) a Dystopian World

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/opinion/a-lesson-in-power-dystopian-world.htm…

Submitted by AdministratorUser1 on 28 May, 2019 - 19:56

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams writes an opinion piece for the New York Times considering the current state of the world in light of power and its meaning in Riddley Walker: "Unless we reimagine the power we seek for ourselves in terms of solidarity and compassion, our future will be the wasteland of Russell Hoban’s fantasy." Several references and direct quotes are made from the novel.