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The episode mentioned the novella as the source material for a new film project, noting it was a misquote of an Emily Dickinson line and praising its inventive exploration of male grief.
It's based on an amazing novella called Grief Is the Thing with Feathers which is a misquote of the famous Emily Dickinson line love is the thing with feathers by Max Porter.
— Episode: "Benedict Cumberbatch"
Episode: "Benedict Cumberbatch"
The episode mentioned the novella as the source material for a new film project, noting it was a misquote of an Emily Dickinson line and praising its inventive exploration of male grief.
It's based on an amazing novella called Grief Is the Thing with Feathers which is a misquote of the famous Emily Dickinson line love is the thing with feathers by Max Porter.
Max Porter is a titan of a heroic human being in actual physical stature and in talent; he's created a space where male grief is examined in the most unimaginably crazy and imaginative way.
The story is about a dad who suffers a sudden bereavement, and it's about dealing with it as an acceptance of something you live with.