About this episode

This episode discusses the historical fiction play 'Saint Joan' by George Bernard Shaw, focusing on its themes of Catholic persecution.

It's Catholic persecution again this week, this time Saint Joan (of Arc) by (George) Bernard Shaw! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates! Our Season Six Reading Challenge is live on StoryGraph! Find it here: https://bit.ly/3Qvy6yY Want to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8

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Host: Five or Flop

Topics covered

• Catholic persecution
• historical fiction
• book review
• literature
• Saint Joan
• George Bernard Shaw

Keywords

• Saint Joan
• George Bernard Shaw
• historical fiction
• book review
• Catholic persecution
• Five or Flop

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Books & works: Saint Joan

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