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11/12/2007

Gabriel Gbadamosi talks to novelist Richard Ford about an anthology of American short stories that he has edited. Plus he looks at the work of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.

Gabriel Gbadamosi talks to novelist Richard Ford about a landmark anthology of American short stories that he has recently edited. Ford is known as one of the US's finest living writers, so why does he believe the short story still has a powerful and respected place in American literary circles?

Plus Gabriel and guests discuss the significance of the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, in the week of his 100th birthday. Niemeyer was one of the leading figures of 20th-century architectural modernism, even designing the extraordinary buildings of the government capital, Brasilia.

45 minutes

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Tue 11 Dec 2007 21:45

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