麻豆约拍

"Life is very terrible and very funny." A tribute to the philosopher novelist who has died aged 79. The novelist Malcom Bradbury assesses her influence.

Also on the programme: a new volume of Charles Dickens' journalism, I See A Voice by Jonathan Ree, Maid of the Mist by Colin Bateman and what's next in Bengali literature.

Presented by Harriett Gilbert.