Context:

This is the main book being discussed in the episode. Tom introduces it as 'a new book' that tells the story of Maximilian 'brilliantly,' and Edward Shawcross, the author, is the guest on the podcast.

Context:

Referenced when Tom compares the magical realist quality of Maximilian's story to Louis de Bernières' novels, mentioning 'the Louis de Bernier novels that he wrote before Captain Corelli' which were 'a kind of riff on the theme of Latin American magical realism.'