Sarah Hall and Peter Hobbs on Sex and Death, A guide to Hans Fallada, Mark Billingham on Dashiell Hammett, Riad Sattouf
News and features from the world of books, presented by Mariella Frostrup.
Writers Sarah Hall and Peter Hobbs join Mariella to discuss their new anthology of short stories about the fundamentals of life: Sex and Death. As his novel Nightmare in Berlin is published in English for the first time, we discuss the life and work of German novelist Hans Fallada; graphic novelist Riad Sattouf talks about his memoir of his schooldays in Syria and crime writer Mark Billingham reveals the book he'd never lend, and how it has influenced his own work.
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Sarah Hall and Peter Hobbs on Sex and Death
Duration: 10:35
A guide to Hans Fallada by Jenny Williams
Duration: 07:22
Mark Billingham
Duration: 03:34
Riad Sattouf
Duration: 06:03
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Role Contributor Presenter Mariella Frostrup Interviewed Guest Sarah Hall Interviewed Guest Peter Hobbs Interviewed Guest Riad Sattouf Broadcasts
- Sun 25 Sep 2016 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Thu 29 Sep 2016 15:30麻豆社 Radio 4
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