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As If: Dreams of Shelter

Episode 10 of 12

Conclusion of Marina Warner鈥檚 look at the world of contemporary fiction and different takes on story writing. From July 2015.

Marina Warner concludes her series with an episode titled 'As if: Dreams of Shelter'.

A look at the world of contemporary fiction. In the company of leading contemporary writers, she considers a story and story writing from a different angle.

Marina speaks with writers as diverse as Julian Barnes, Michelle Roberts, Fanny Howe, Marlene van Niekerk, Alain Mabanckou, Lydia Davis, Edwin Frank, Elleke Boehmer, Wen-Chin Ouyang, Daniel Medin, Nadeem Aslam and Laszlo Krasznahorkai.

There are questions around the boundaries between fact and fiction which Marina believes are central to any consideration of storytelling, since readers' pleasure depends so much on trust built up between the storyteller or writer and the audience.

With discussions on the reasons for writing, writers as witnesses and political interaction.

Marina was Chair of the Man Booker International Prize 2015 and the series draws on the expertise of the International Booker judging panel, the views of the shortlisted writers, as well as other key literary talent.

Producer: Kevin Dawson
A Whistledown production for 成人快手 Radio first broadcast in July 2015.

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15 minutes

Last on

Wed 27 Jan 2021 20:45

Broadcasts

  • Fri 17 Jul 2015 13:45
  • Sun 26 Nov 2017 15:45
  • Mon 27 Nov 2017 03:45
  • Fri 20 Sep 2019 14:15
  • Sat 21 Sep 2019 02:15
  • Wed 27 Jan 2021 20:45