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Tahmima Anam

Novelist Tahmima Anam's letter to her unborn child. Inspired by Oscar Wilde's De Profundis written in Reading Prison in 1897.

Novelist Tahmima Anam’s letter to her unborn child. Inspired by Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis written in Reading Prison in 1897.

Oscar Wilde was incarcerated in Reading Prison between 1895 and 1897, enduring the Separate System, a harsh penal regime designed to eliminate any contact between prisoners. Wilde’s imprisonment led to one of his last great works - De Profundis, an extended letter to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas written by Wilde in his prison cell.

Tahmima Anam is a British Bangladeshi novelist whose books include A Golden Age and The Good Muslim.

Produced by Barney Rowntree and Jeremy Mortimer
Executive Producer: Joby Waldman

A Reduced Listening production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

14 minutes

Last on

Thu 19 Sep 2019 19:45
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Credits

Author Tahmima Anam
Reader Tahmima Anam
Producer Barney Rowntree

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  • Thu 15 Sep 2016 19:45
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Thu 19 Sep 2019 19:45
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

De Profundis: Oscar Wilde's Letter from Inside

De Profundis: Oscar Wilde's Letter from Inside

Stephen Rea reads from Wilde's famous letter in the prison cell where it was written.