This Is Happiness: To the End

About this episode

The episode discusses the themes of happiness and symbolism in Niall Williams' novel 'This Is Happiness'.

Welcome back to our ongoing series on Niall Williams’ novel! This we discuss whether the novel has a “happy” ending, its final verdict on what happiness is, Williams’ subtle use of symbolism, Noe’s vocation, and much more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

Topics covered

• happy ending
• happiness
• symbolism
• vocation
• Niall Williams

Keywords

• Niall Williams
• This Is Happiness
• happy ending
• symbolism
• vocation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: This Is Happiness

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