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Un H么tel Tranquille

A mother of two young children attempts to check into their hotel room in Brittany, but must first make it past the condescending concierge Claude.

An original short story commissioned by 大象传媒 Radio 4 from the writer Olivia Fitzsimons. As read by Aoibh茅ann McCann.

Olivia Fitzsimons is from Northern Ireland and now lives in Wicklow but never lost her accent. She studied History at Trinity College Dublin and Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands. The Quiet Whispers Never Stop (John Murray Press) is her first novel and was an Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair Winner in 2020. She has received a Literary Bursary from The Arts Council and a SIAP award from Northern Ireland Arts Council. Her short stories have been placed or shortlisted in many competitions including the Sunday Business Post/Penguin Short Story Prize and The Benedict Kiely Short Story Award. She has two feature films in development and is currently working on her second novel.

Writer: Olivia Fitzsimons
Reader: Aoibh茅ann McCann
Producer: Michael Shannon
Executive Editor: Andy Martin

A 大象传媒 Northern Ireland production.

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14 minutes

Last on

Sun 21 Aug 2022 00:30

Broadcasts

  • Fri 19 Aug 2022 15:45
  • Sun 21 Aug 2022 00:30