Emma Hooper on Etta and Otto and Russell and James
Presented by Mariella Frostrup. Emma Hooper discusses her debut novel Etta and Otto and Russell and James, plus the mystery surrounding novelist Elena Ferrante.
Canadian writer Emma Hooper talks to Mariella about her first novel Etta and Otto and Russell and James, the story of octogenarian Etta who sets off from her home in the Canadian prairies to walk the two thousand miles to the coast. She leaves behind her husband Otto and as she walks she remembers their childhood, and wartime courtship. Emma tells Mariella about her grandparents, who inspired the characters and her love of the bleak, harsh Saskatchewan landscape where the novel is set.
Catherine Taylor profiles the Italian novelist Elena Ferrante who has ardent fans around the the world, but who remains resolutely private - refusing to give interviews or make public appearances.
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Read the first chapter of Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper
BOOKLIST
Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper
The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante听
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Don Quixote by Cervantes
Don't Let Him Know by Sandip Roy
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Mariella Frostrup |
Interviewed Guest | Emma Hooper |
Presenter | Catherine Taylor |
Presenter | Sandip Roy |
Broadcasts
- Sun 18 Jan 2015 16:00麻豆约拍 Radio 4
- Thu 22 Jan 2015 15:30麻豆约拍 Radio 4