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Joann Fletcher and Damian Barr

Damian Barr, Joann Fletcher and Harriett Gilbert discuss good books by Alice Walker, RE Witt and Leonora Carrington. From 2016.

Writer Damian Barr and Egyptologist Joann Fletcher join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books by Alice Walker, RE Witt and Leonora Carrington..

The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson

Isis in the Ancient World by RE Witt
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
Publisher: Penguin

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in July 2016.

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30 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Feb 2024 21:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Harriett Gilbert
Interviewed Guest Joann Fletcher
Interviewed Guest Damian Barr
Producer Sally Heaven

Broadcasts

  • Tue 12 Jul 2016 16:30
  • Fri 15 Jul 2016 23:00
  • Mon 26 Feb 2024 21:00

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