大象传媒

Richard Flanagan gives his reaction to winning the Man Booker prize for his book inspired by his father鈥檚 experiences as a Japanese prisoner of war working on the Burma railway. The controversial British artist Tracey Emin explains why having children is not conducive to making art.
The director David Cronenberg, best known for his lurid body horror films, talks about writing his first book. Philip Glass explains how he has used his repetitive techniques to create a new opera based on Kafka's The Trial. We report on the plight of Mali鈥檚 orchestras after the Islamic invasion. And, Simon Cowell tells us why Beyonce is the greatest star of all.

(Photo: Richard Flanagan (c) Ben Stansall, Omawumi Megbele (c) Puis Utomi EkPei, Tracey Emin (c) Ben Stansall)