Jacke Wilson

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Writers Laughing: W.E.B. DuBois

Happy Labor Day! This one’s a bit of a head-scratcher. But I’ll take a writer laughing no matter the circumstances.

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Maybe “historical curiosities” needs to be another subcategory. I guess Mao counts as a writer, too – I was once on cruise ship that had a library with Marx, Engels, volumes of Mao’s poetry, and no other books.

 

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Jacke Wilson is the host of the popular podcast “The History of Literature,” available for free on iTunes, Stitcher, and other podcasting platforms. Learn more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature.

5 responses to “Writers Laughing: W.E.B. DuBois”

  1. Tom Schultz Avatar
    Tom Schultz

    head-scratcher indeed. mao never struck me as a jolly kind of guy.

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  2. P. S. Hoffman Avatar
    P. S. Hoffman

    Any idea why these two were hanging out?

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  3. bearspawprint Avatar
    bearspawprint

    I want to hear more about the ship, the crew, the library …. and the circumstances that placed you in such an intriguing spot in what year?

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    1. jackewilson Avatar
      jackewilson

      It was part of a trip around the world by land and sea (no air) I embarked upon in the mid-nineties. The full story is a good one – that might have to be Object 100!

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        bearspawprint

        Object 100. How you survived around the world trip with Red literature and no air. 😀

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