![Episode 4: a very special episode devoted to "Berta Isla" image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/85fcc469-5e43-45bc-b5c6-5caa7030fea0.png)
S1 E4 · Lost in Redonda
Episode 4: a very special episode devoted to "Berta Isla"
119 Plays
1 year agoTo mark the publication of Marías final novel, Tomás Nevinson, we're spending this episode and our next episode diving into the twinned works of Berta Isla and Tomás Nevinson. On this episode we dive deep into Berta (warning: we do rather go into the plot in a more significant manner than we have with other titles discussed thus far). And in two weeks' time we'll be back to chat about Tomás Nevinson (so if you haven't picked up a copy yet, get thee to your local indie and get cracking!).
Click here to subscribe to our Substack and do follow us on the socials, @lostinredonda across most apps (Twitter and Instagram for now; we’re coming for you eventually #booktok).
Music: “Estos Dias” by Enrique Urquijo
Logo design: Flynn Kidz Designs
Recommended
![Episode 27: "I Hotel" by Karen Tei Yamashita, w/ special guest Josh Cook image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/0fe4220c-6138-4a8d-8882-0989b89e368a.png)
55
![Episode 26: "Wild Milk: Stories" by Sabrina Orah Mark, w/ special guest Lara Ehrlich image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/0fe4220c-6138-4a8d-8882-0989b89e368a.png)
57
![Episode 25: "Austerlitz" by W.G. Sebald, translated by Anthea Bell, w/ special guest Mark Haber image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/0fe4220c-6138-4a8d-8882-0989b89e368a.png)
87
![Episode 24: "The Tanners" by Robert Walser, translated by Susan Bernofsky, w/ special guest Spencer Ruchti image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/0fe4220c-6138-4a8d-8882-0989b89e368a.png)
81
![Episode 23: "Being Here is Everything" by Marie Darrieussecq, translated by Penny Hueston, w/ special guest Tara Cheesman image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/0fe4220c-6138-4a8d-8882-0989b89e368a.png)
62
![Episode 22: "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" by Muriel Spark image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/85fcc469-5e43-45bc-b5c6-5caa7030fea0.png)
87
![Episode 20: "The Ballad of Peckham Rye" by Muriel Spark image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/85fcc469-5e43-45bc-b5c6-5caa7030fea0.png)
90
![Episode 19: "Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants" by Mathias Énard, translated by Charlotte Mandell image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/85fcc469-5e43-45bc-b5c6-5caa7030fea0.png)
86
![Episode 17: "Ceremony" by Leslie Marmon Silko w/ special guest Robin McLean image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/85fcc469-5e43-45bc-b5c6-5caa7030fea0.png)
125
![Episode 15: "The Conqueror" by Jan Kjærstad, translated by Barbara Haveland w/ special guest Chad Post image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/85fcc469-5e43-45bc-b5c6-5caa7030fea0.png)
109
![Episode 13: "Chronicle of the Murdered House" by Lucio Cardoso, translated by Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/85fcc469-5e43-45bc-b5c6-5caa7030fea0.png)
88
![Episode 12: "Your Face Tomorrow, Volume Three: Poison, Shadow, and Farewell" image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/85fcc469-5e43-45bc-b5c6-5caa7030fea0.png)
81
![Episode 11: "Your Face Tomorrow, Volume Two: Dance and Dream" image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/85fcc469-5e43-45bc-b5c6-5caa7030fea0.png)
80
![Episode 10: "Your Face Tomorrow, Volume 1: Fever and Spear" image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/85fcc469-5e43-45bc-b5c6-5caa7030fea0.png)
93
![Episode 9: "Imperium" by Christian Kracht, translated by Daniel Bowles image](https://media.zencastr.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=90,quality=85/image-files/63c80ceab05bd50117bc7fe2/85fcc469-5e43-45bc-b5c6-5caa7030fea0.png)
84