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Dance of the Wild

In the Alpujarras, Anya visits a house where Gerald Brenan sometimes stayed, and where he was once visited by Virginia Woolf.

In the Alpujarras - while her daughter is at school - Anya visits a house sometimes stayed in by Gerald Brenan, who used to live in this remote mountainous region, receiving Bloomsbury guests. Once, he was visited by Virginia Woolf.

Writer and artist Amanthi Harris was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in Colombo, before moving to London. Her novella Lantern Evening won the Gatehouse Press New Fictions Prize in 2016. Her novel, Beautiful Place, was published in 2019.

Writer: Amanthi Harris
Reader: Aiysha Hart
Producer: Jeremy Osborne

A Sweet Talk production for 大象传媒 Radio 4

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14 minutes

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  • Fri 29 Apr 2022 15:45
  • Sun 1 May 2022 00:30