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Rhapsody in Blue
The story of how George Gershwin wrote his most famous work
Calcutta Book Fair
The literary critic Surendranath Dasgupta reports from one of the annual literary event
King Henry IV, Part One
An analysis of Shakespeare's historical play
Irish Murdoch
A tribute to the philosopher novelist who has died aged 79
Oscar nominations
Festival of Islamic pop in Iran, previously banned by Ayatollah Khomeini; Salman Rushdie to return to India; Writer Iris Murdoch dies; Berlin's Film Festival; Oscar nominations.
Erica Jong's What do Women Want
"All revolutions start with books." The American feminist talks about her book of essays
Berlin film festival
The Finnish actress Kati Outinen talks about rediscovering silent movie acting
Los Angeles: The City Of Mirrors
A portrait of the Californian city which has reinvented itself through TV and film
Thomas Keneally interview
The gregarious Australian author of Schindler's Ark talks about his life and work
John le Carr茅's Single & Single
The British spy writer's novel is reviewed by the British politician Gerald Kaufmann
Wole Soyinka and the 1999 Nigerian elections
The Nigerian poet talks about how the arts struggled against military rule
Commonwealth Writer's Prize
The chair of the Eurasian region judges Professor Malashri Lal talks about the winners
China mourns the writer Xie Wanying
The daughter of one of China's most prolific writers of the 20th century pays tribute
Ngangura Mweze wins at the 'African Oscars'
The Congolese filmmaker wins the top prize at the Pan African Film Festival in Ouagadougou
Women's literature
Maggie Gee, Ursula Owen and Anita Roy discuss the importance of women's literature
Harold Bloom on Shakespeare
The eminent American scholar talks about why he thinks Shakespeare is uniquely great
A tribute to Yehudi Menuhin
Tribute to violinist and conductor Lord Yehudi Menuhin; Sri Lankan film 'Death On A Full Moon Day'; Curator Anthony Shelton talks about exhibition 'African Worlds'; Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamin dies.
Woody Allen: a profile
An exploration of the life and work of New York's most famous film director
Chinese opera The Peony Pavilion
A new production of the Kunqu opera is staged in Shanghai
Alberto Manguel
The Argentine writer and translator talks about the moral and ethical duty of reading
Welsh novelist Bernice Rubens
The Booker Prize-winning writer talks about her novel I, Dreyfus
Hong Kong film festival
A review of the festival's opening film, Ordinary Heroes by Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui
Salman Rushdie's The Ground Beneath Her Feet
What is Rushdie's novel really about - love, art, identity or the modern human condition?
Vikram Seth interview
The Indian author talks about his novel An Equal Music
Pulitzer Prize winners
The winners include the play Wit by Margarert Edson and Michael Cunningham's The Hours
Philip Gourevitch interview
The journalist talks about his book about the Rwandan genocide
Bessie and Sadie Delaney
The remarkable American sisters whose story is told in US TV drama Having our Say
Marianne Wiggins interview
The American writer talks about the central role of weather in her novel Almost Heaven
Havana, Cuba
The disinctive music, literature and culture of the Cuban capital
Vladimir Nabokov
A celebration of the world-class Russian-American writer
Peter Porter interview
As he celebrates his 70th birthday, the Australian poet talks about his life and work