Jonathan Buckley, Lit Crit and David Baddiel
Alex Clark talks to novelist Jonthan Buckley about his novel Tell, discusses literary criticism, and we hear from David Baddiel on his ten years of writing books for children.
Alex Clark talks to novelist Jonathan Buckley about his novel, Tell. The story is told as a monologue by an unnamed narrator, the gardener of self-made businessman and would-be art collector, Curtis Doyle. Doyle has gone missing from his Scottish estate and many stories about his rags to riches life are being constructed. Tell is a novel concerned with the nature of storytelling, narrative form and the inherent unreliability of memory.
Critic and writer Lauren Oyler and fiction editor of the TLS, Toby Lichtig, discuss the impact of online reviewing on professional literary criticism.
Plus David Baddiel on his ten years of writing books for children.
Book List - Sunday 17 March and Thursday 21 March
Live; Live; Live by Jonathan Buckley
The River is the River by Jonathan Buckley
The Great Concert of the Night by Jonathan Buckley
Tell by Jonathan Buckley
Ulysses by James Joyce
Head Kid by David Baddiel
The Person Controller by David Baddiel
The Parent Agency by David Baddiel
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- Sun 17 Mar 2024 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 21 Mar 2024 15:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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