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Joe Boyd and Mat Fraser

4 Extra Debut. Harriett Gilbert, Joe Boyd and Mat Fraser discuss books by George Dangerfield, Katherine Dunn and Muriel Spark. From 2011.

Record producer Joe Boyd and actor Mat Fraser talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love by George Dangerfield, Katherine Dunn and Muriel Spark.

The Strange Death of Liberal England by George Dangerfield
Publisher: Serif

Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Publisher: Abacus

Memento Mori by Muriel Spark
Publisher: Virago

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.

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