A Book - A Place: Geneva

Part history podcast, part travel guide, always a great story.

A Book - A Place: Geneva takes you to unexpected places in an often city that has a unique place in history.

Frankenstein and comic books were born here. Revolutionaries plotted. An enlightenment superstar had good reason to have houses in and just outside Geneva. And science fiction fans became real scientists at the home of the world's greatest science experiment here.

Whether you're a visitor, a newcomer, or a long-time resident, this podcast will take you to corners of the city where history was (and is still being) made.

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Episodes

Episode 2 trailer: The Birth of Comic Books

Part history podcast, part travel guide, ‘A Book – A Place: Geneva’ brings you the surprising places and stories that changed Geneva and the world. In this episode: the surprising history of comic books - not invented in New York, Brussels or Tokyo, but in Geneva - 200 years ago. Visit: abookaplace.com ( https://abookaplace.com )...

Jul 03, 2025•1 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Frankenstein: a monster rises on the shores of Lake Geneva

Part book club, part travel guide, part history podcast, Season 1 of A Book - A Place: Geneva takes you on five literary adventures. Episode 1: Frankenstein: a monster is born on the shore of Lake Geneva The book: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus , by Mary Shelly, published in 1818 The place: ‘ Frankie ’ a.k.a ‘The Creature of Doctor Frankenstein’ statue in Plainpalais, Geneva by KLAT, 2014 Everyone knows something about Frankenstein, the archetype horror movie monster. But what about the...

Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 1

A Book - A Place Geneva Ep1 Frankenstein trailer long

Everyone knows something about Frankenstein, the archetype horror movie monster. But what about the birth of the story, which is now seen as perhaps the first horror novel, the first work of what would become known as science fiction, and, for today’s readers, still one of the most thought provoking tales about artificial intelligence? As we’ll hear, Frankenstein was born, not in a mad scientist’s laboratory, but in a genteel villa on the outskirts of genteel Geneva. This is a trailer for Episod...

Jun 13, 2025•3 min•Season 1Ep. 1

A Book - A Place: Geneva - Ep 1 Frankenstein trailer short

Part history podcast, part travel guide, ‘A Book – A Place: Geneva’ brings you the surprising places and stories that changed Geneva and the world. In this episode: we all know something about Frankenstein - but do you know the amazing story of its birth in Geneva? Visit: abookaplace.com

Jun 13, 2025•1 min•Season 1Ep. 1

A Book - A Place: Geneva - Series trailer

Part history podcast, part travel guide, always a great story. A Book - A Place: Geneva takes you to unexpected places in an often overlooked city that has a unique place in history. Frankenstein and comic books were born here. Revolutionaries plotted. An enlightenment superstar had good reason to have houses in and just outside Geneva. And science fiction fans became real scientists at the home of the world's greatest science experiment here. Whether you're a visitor, a newcomer, or a long-time...

Jun 13, 2025•1 min

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