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Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Is it cheating if no sex is involved? Novel explores the nuances of emotional infidelity
Seduction Theory by Emily Adrian is brimming with gimlet-eyed humour and deadpan coolness, and delivers a writing masterclass in one scene where a phone-sex session doesn't quite go to plan From Chris Kraus' I Love Dick and Susan Choi's My Education to Elif Batuman's The Idiot, campus novels hold plenty of appeal, and for good reason. They are self-contained environments with their own rules and social dynamics. Its inhabitants are young, idealistic and fresh off the leash. Its older denizens – staff, academics, lecturers – are often intellectuals stuck in a sort-of adolescence. Elite campuses in particular are ripe for satire. Into this canon now comes Emily Adrian's observant and playful novel Seduction Theory; her third novel for adults (the New Haven-based author has also written two Young Adult novels). Nearly 20 years into their marriage, Simone and Ethan – both professors in a local college – are still enjoying a stable, fulfilling, intellectually stimulating relationship. They decided not to have children because Simone wanted to spend the rest of her life 'reading books and undressing' her husband.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Vicky Krieps, Christian Friedel Join ‘The Idiots'
Award-winning European actors Vicky Krieps (Corsage, Phantom Thread) and Christian Friedel (The Zone of Interest, White Lotus) have joined the ensemble cast of The Idiots, the new film from Polish directors Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert (Woman of…, Never Gonna Snow Again). Friedl's White Lotus co-star Aimee Lou Wood, and Ripley actor Johnny Flynn headline the project in a cast that also includes Dune: Prophecy actress Barbara Marten, and Rainer Bock (Wonder Woman, The White Ribbon). More from The Hollywood Reporter German Director Christian Petzold Named President of Austria's Viennale RedBird Strikes Deal to Acquire U.K.'s Telegraph Media Group, Vows to Invest in Digital, Journalists Prince William Launches 'Guardians' Docuseries on Rangers on BBC Earth Digital Platforms Szumowska and Englert co-wrote The Idiots together with Kasper Bajon and Bríd Arnstein, basing the story on Andrew D. Kaufman's 2021 novel The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky, which follows the lives of the famous Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky and his wife Anna during a period that inspired him to write his classic The Idiot. Wood and Flynn play Anna and her husband, nicknamed Fiedya. The couple is on a honeymoon trip to Western Europe, but Dostoyevsky's gambling addiction threatens to ruin them both. It's only with the help of his courageous wife that the pair can pursue their joint vision of writing The Idiot, a book that was a commercial failure at the time but is now recognized as a literary masterpiece. Ilya Stewart and Vladimir Zemtsov are producing The Idiots for Hype Studios and Gold Rush Pictures. Production is set to begin next month. The Match Factory are handling international sales. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV
