Episode description

“No one in this cast believes that they have a home — they have houses, but they don't have homes. They were born into this country, they were born into these places, but they don't feel like their homes.”

Within the rich setting of 1940s Trinidad, Kevin Jared Hosein’s sweeping novel Hungry Ghosts brings readers into the world of two families connected by class, power and mystery. A distinctive new voice in Caribbean literature, Hosein has crafted a story that is gothic, propulsive and will resonate with readers from the first page. He speaks with us on learning the true history of Trinidad firsthand, how the title came to be, his literary influences and more with Poured Over’s host, Miwa Messer. Listen after the episode for a TBR Topoff from Marc and Jamie. 

Featured Books (Episode): 

Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein 

Miguel Street by V.S. Naipaul 

A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul 

No Pain Like This Body by Harold Sonny Ladoo 

The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki 

The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin 

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson 

Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah 

Featured Books (TBR Topoff): 

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell  

Sula by Toni Morrison  

Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays with occasional Saturdays here and on your favorite podcast app.