Fiona Melrose on her novel Johannesburg
Mariella Frostrup talks to Fiona Melrose about her novel Johannesburg. Set on the day of Nelson Mandela's death, the characters paint a portrait of the city on this historic day.
Mariella Frostrup talks to South African born writer Fiona Melrose about her new novel Johannesburg. Set on the day of Nelson Mandela's death, it brings together characters who together give voice to the city on a day of tension and history.
We also mark the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality with a look at transgender characters in fiction with Kaite Welsh.
Novelist Susan Hill reveals the Book She'd Never Lend, and we hear about a new American museum devoted to writing.
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Fiona Melrose
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Kaite Welsh on her Queer Icons
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Susan Hill on The Book I'd Never Lend
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The American Writer's Museum in Chicago
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