Margaret Drabble, Helen Oyeyemi and Beach Reads
Margaret Drabble muses on the art of the short story, Helen Oyeyemi discusses the inspiration for her new novel Mr Fox, and suggested beach reading for your summer holidays.
Mariella Frostrup presents.
Margaret Drabble discusses A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman - the first time her 13 short stories, published between 1966 and 2000, have been put together in one volume
As summer approaches, and with Book At Beachtime about to launch on Radio 4Extra, John Crace - the man behind the Guardian newspaper's Digested Reads - puts forward his thoughts about the best books to read while relaxing on a beach, and stands up for the classics.
And author Helen Oyeyemi on her new novel Mr Fox, a modern day re-telling of the Bluebeard tale, and why - aged 9 - she had to kill off her imaginary friend
Producer: Ella-Mai Robey.
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- Sun 19 Jun 2011 16:0091热爆 Radio 4 FM
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