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Will Self and Rachel Johnson

4 Extra Debut. Will Self, Rachel Johnson and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Raymond Carver, JR Ackerley and Doris Lessing. From 2017.

Writers Will Self and Rachel Johnson join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Raymond Carver, JR Ackerley and Doris Lessing.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love:
A collection of short stories by Raymond Carver.
Publisher: Vintage

My Father and Myself, by JR Ackerley.
Publisher: The New York Review of Books

The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing
Publisher: Fourth Estate

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in March 2017.

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30 minutes

Last on

Wed 17 Jul 2024 00:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Harriett Gilbert
Interviewed Guest Will Self
Interviewed Guest Rachel Johnson
Producer Sally Heaven

Broadcasts

  • Tue 28 Mar 2017 16:30
  • Thu 28 Sep 2017 23:30
  • Tue 16 Jul 2024 10:00
  • Tue 16 Jul 2024 16:00
  • Wed 17 Jul 2024 00:00

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