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James Ellroy - American Tabloid

4 Extra Debut. American writer James Ellroy talks to Harriet Gilbert about his massive fictional chronicle of 1960s America. From 2009.

American writer James Ellroy talks to Harriet Gilbert about his massive fictional chronicle of 1960s America.

American Tabloid, the first of the three books, exposes the underbelly of a country on the threshold of Kennedy's golden age, and follows three men close to the tentacles of power in a conspiracy with the Mafia that leads to the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba and the assassination of JFK in Dallas. Brutally brilliant and profane, the book bursts at the seams with crooked policemen, corrupt politicians, mobsters and hitmen, all driven by a desire for power, money and the settling of old scores.

First broadcast on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service in 2009.

50 minutes

Last on

Sun 1 Sep 2019 03:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 31 Aug 2019 08:00
  • Sat 31 Aug 2019 15:00
  • Sun 1 Sep 2019 03:00