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Ten stories from the shortlist for this prestigious award. An advertising executive is drawn to an archaeologist, who is in turn intrigued by the unusual curve of his spine.

The next shortlisted title in contention for this major award for the short story. In Black Vodka by Deborah Levy an advertising executive is drawn to an archaeologist who is in turn intrigued by the unusual curve of his spine.

The 麻豆社 Short Story Award is well established as one of the most prestigious for a single short story. The Award is celebrating the Olympic year by going global, and for one year only it reflects the richness and versatility of the short story internationally, with a shortlist of ten rather than the usual five. The winner and the runner-up will be announced live on Front Row on Tuesday, 2nd October. The story will be available as a free download following broadcast.

Read by Rory Kinnear
Produced by Gemma Jenkins.

25 minutes

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Fri 21 Sep 2012 15:35
麻豆社 Radio 4 FM

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