Liam Williams and Kate Stables
Three strange, fantastical novels are the book choices of Liam Williams, best-known for the 麻豆社 series 'Ladhood', Kate Stables AKA This is the Kit, and presenter Harriett Gilbert.
Three strange, fantastical novels, all very different, are the book choices for this week.
Liam Williams is perhaps best-known for the 麻豆社 series 'Ladhood'. He picks 'Bartleby, the Scrivener' by Herman Melville, a dark tale about the monotony of office work and people who quietly buck the system. The musician Kate Stables AKA This is the Kit is a self-confessed huge fan of Ursula K. Le Guin, and she chooses 'The Word for World is Forest' to share with Liam and Harriett. It's a book which draws heavily on the Vietnam War to comment on the nature of humanity. Harriett's pick is Requiem by Antonio Tabucchi, a tale of unexpected encounters on the streets of Lisbon, as the narrator goes in search of a lost love.
Producer for 麻豆社 Audio in Bristol: Toby Field
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