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Long Distance by David Szalay
The first of five tales originally commissioned to celebrate the 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award shortlist in 2016. In David Szalay's story a truck driver 'sees' things, or does he?
The first of five tales originally commissioned to celebrate the 91Èȱ¬ National Short Story Award shortlist in 2016:
In David Szalay's story, a man drives a lorry through Europe and sleeps in the cabin at service stations. It's always the same, drive and sleep. Then one night there's a knock on the cabin door..
Reader Paul Hilton
Producer Duncan Minshull
Last on
Sun 30 May 2021
19:00
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Reader | Paul Hilton |
Writer | David Szalay |
Producer | Duncan Minshull |
Broadcasts
- Mon 19 Sep 2016 22:4591Èȱ¬ Radio 4
- Sun 30 May 2021 19:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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