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Lulu Wang on The Farewell, Dave, Jessie Burton

Film-maker Lulu Wang talks about The Farewell. Jessie Burton on her latest novel, The Confession. Plus we discuss the rapper Dave, who last night won the Mercury Prize

The Farewell, a film about an American family who return to China to visit their dying grandmother, has been a surprise box office hit in the US and is winning critical acclaim. John talks to the writer and director Lulu Wang, who based it on her own family story.

Jessie Burton, author of the best-selling novel The Miniaturist, discusses her latest book The Confession – an exploration of childhood abandonment and the search for a missing mother.

And Kevin Le Gendre discusses the music of Dave, the rapper who last night won this year's Mercury Prize.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Timothy Prosser

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28 minutes

Jessie Burton

Jessie Burton
Jessie Burton
Photo credit: Lara Downie

Her new book The Confession is out now 

Dave

Dave
Dave

His debut album Psychodrama has won the 2019 Mercury prize

Lulu Wang

Lulu Wang
Lulu Wang

The Farewell is in most cinemas, cert PG

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  • Fri 20 Sep 2019 19:15

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