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Americana

Episode 4 of 5

Stig Abell, chair of the 2018 大象传媒 National Short Story Award, introduces a selection of gems from the archive. Today, Americana.

Stig Abell, chair of the 大象传媒 National Short Story Award 2018 introduces more gems from the archive.

This selection looks at America, with its rich tradition of short story writing, allowing writers to experiment with and stretch the form.

Featuring three very different American greats: Jack London, Jennifer Egan and Truman Capote.

Read by Stuart Milligan, Andrew Scott and Lorelei King, we hear themes of shattered dreams, the petty preoccupations of the wealthy and not so wealthy, and the dangers of the frozen wastes of North America.

Produced by Belinda Naylor.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 27 Sep 2018 21:00

Broadcasts

  • Thu 27 Sep 2018 11:00
  • Thu 27 Sep 2018 21:00