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Following a tense encounter, career opportunities open up for Anjan.

Stringer is Anjan Sundaram's vivid account of self-discovery and danger. In 2005, at the age of 22, the decision to give up a maths Phd to become a journalist takes Sundaram to war torn Congo ahead of the first democratic elections for forty years. Today, a tense encounter compels him to redouble his efforts to find work as a reporter.

Read by Riz Ahmed
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

15 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Riz Ahmed
Producer Elizabeth Allard
Abridger Richard Hamilton
Author Anjan Sundaram

Broadcasts

  • Tue 20 May 2014 09:45
  • Wed 21 May 2014 00:30

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