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World Book Club Episodes

  1. David Lodge

    David Lodge discusses his acclaimed novel 'Nice Work'.

  2. David Hare

    Interview with the playwright and director, David Hare.

  3. David Guterson

    Harriett Gilbert talks to David Guterson about his novel Snow Falling on Cedars.

  4. Chinua Achebe

    Marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of the acclaimed novel Things Fall Apart.

  5. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.

  6. Chenjerai Hove - Ancestors

    Harriett Gilbert talks to the Zimbabwean novelist Chenjerai Hove about Ancestors

  7. Carlos Fuentes

    Carlos Fuentes joins an audience to discuss his novel The Death of Artemio Cruz.

  8. Bonus episode: A Broken Heart in a Warzone

    Two thieves come up with an audacious plan in this dark comedy

  9. Ben Okri

    Nigerian born writer Ben Okri discusses his novel The Famished Road.

  10. Bahaa Taher

    Bahaa Taher is an Egyptian novelist who won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.

  11. AS Byatt - Possession

    English author A. S Byatt talks to an audience about her novel 'Possession'.

  12. Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things

    Indian writer and activist Arundhati Roy talks about winning the Booker Prize in 1997

  13. Arnold Wesker

    Arnold Wesker joins an audience to discuss his classic play Chicken Soup with Barley.

  14. Armistead Maupin

    Harriett Gilbert talks to author Armistead Maupin about his novel Tales of the City.

  15. Annie Proulx

    Annie Proulx talks about her works 'The Shipping News' & 'Brokeback Mountain'.

  16. Annie Proulx

    Annie Proulx discusses her acclaimed novel 'The Shipping News'.

  17. Anita Desai - Fasting, Feasting

    Anita Desai joins an audience of listeners to discuss her novel 'Fasting, Feasting'.

  18. Andre Brink

    Andre Brink joins an audience of listeners to discuss his novel A Dry White Season.

  19. Amy Tan

    Amy Tan joins an audience of listeners to discuss her novel The Joy Luck Club.

  20. Amoz Oz

    Amos Oz joins an audience of World Service listeners to discuss his novel 'My Michael'.

  21. Alexander McCall Smith

    From the British Library in London, Alexander McCall Smith talks and answers questions.

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