Mexican Literature and the London Book Fair
News from the world of books. Mexican writers Valeria Luiselli and Jorge Volpi talk about their country's literary heritage and how new voices are re-inventing magical realism.
As the literature of Mexico is celebrated at the London Book Fair, we talk to two of the country's contemporary writers.
Mariella discusses The Story of My Teeth with Valeria Luiselli - an idiosyncratic tale of Gustav "Highway" Sanchez who becomes the best auctioneer in the world by weaving elaborate stories for his unusual collectibles.
Mexican novelist and contributor to the "Crack Manifesto" Jorge Volpi makes his case for reinventing Mexico's literary legacy.
This month's guest editor Mark Richards of John Murray picks out his top tip for May - Lawrence Osborne's Hunters In the Dark.
And in the Reading Clinic, writer Melissa Harrison offers up literary advice for visiting students as she picks out her recommendations for depictions of English contemporary life in short stories.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Mariella Frostrup |
Interviewed Guest | Valeria Luiselli |
Interviewed Guest | Jorge Volpi |
Interviewed Guest | Mark Richards |
Interviewed Guest | Melissa Harrison |
Broadcasts
- Sun 19 Apr 2015 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 23 Apr 2015 15:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM