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11/10/2010

Andrew Marr, at the Cheltenham Literary Festival, is joined by the author of 'The Reader' Bernhard Schlink, Peter Snow, Margaret MacMillan and Sebastian Faulks.

In a special programme recorded at the Cheltenham Literature Festival Andrew Marr talks to Bernhard Schlink, author of 'The Reader', about his latest novel to be translated, which pits youthful idealism against the reality of terrorism. Margaret MacMillan explores the uses and abuses of history, while Peter Snow tries to unpick the man from the legend in his biography of Wellington. Sebastian Faulks explores the history of the novel, and discusses the challenges in both historical and contemporary fiction.

Producer: Katy Hickman.

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40 minutes

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Mon 11 Oct 2010 21:30

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  • Mon 11 Oct 2010 09:05
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