Aleksandar Hemon, Roddy Doyle on Soul, and Dorothy Tse on Hong Kong
Chris Power talks to Bosnian-American writer Aleksandar Hemon about The World and All That It Holds, his expansive new novel set in the aftermath of World War One.
Chris Power talks to Bosnian-American writer Aleksandar Hemon about The World and All That It Holds, his expansive new novel set in the aftermath of World War One.
Roddy Doyle choses an evocative history of soul music as the Book I'd Never Lend.
Plus writer Dorothy Tse and translator Natascha Bruce discuss the literary scene in Hong Kong.
Book List - Sunday 19 February and Thursday 23 February
The World and All That it Holds by Aleksandar Hemon
The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon
Nowhere Man by Aleksandar Hemon
Sweet Soul Music by Peter Guralnick
Life Without Children by Roddy Doyle
Owlish by Dorothy Tse
Mourning a Breast by Xi: Translated by Jennifer Feeley
Moving a Stone by Yam Gong: Translated by James Shea and Dorothy Tse
Tongueless by Lau Yee Wa: Translated by Jennifer Feeley
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- Sun 19 Feb 2023 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 23 Feb 2023 15:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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