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Judith Kerr and Matthew Kneale

4 Extra Debut. Judith Kerr, Matthew Kneale and Sue MacGregor on books by Art Spiegelman, Ryszard Kapuscinski and Jane Austen. From 2010.

Judith Kerr was known to generations of young readers for her celebrated series of Mogg books and her semi-autobiographical novel, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, a child's view of the rise of Nazism in pre-war Germany. Judith chose a powerful graphic novel, Maus by Art Spiegelman, which describes his father's wartime experiences as a Holocaust survivor.

Alongside Judith is her son Matthew Kneale, whose novel English Passengers won the Whitbread Book of the Year Prize in 2000. Matthew chooses Ryszard Kapuscinski's account of the fall of the Ethiopian dictator, Haile Selassie. They also discuss Sue MacGregor's choice, Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.

The Complete MAUS by Art Spiegelman
Publ. Penguin

The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Publ. Penguin Classics

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Publ. Penguin Modern Classics

Producer Mark Smalley

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in October 2010.

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Sun 20 Sep 2020 03:30

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  • Tue 26 Oct 2010 16:30
  • Fri 5 Nov 2010 23:00
  • Mon 14 Sep 2020 18:30
  • Tue 15 Sep 2020 00:30
  • Sat 19 Sep 2020 15:30
  • Sun 20 Sep 2020 03:30

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