World Book Club Podcast
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun—World Book Club: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sat 6 Jun 2009
1/1 Harriett Gilbert talks to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about her novel Half of a Yellow Sun.
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Nawal El Saadawi - Woman At Point Zero—World Book Club: Nawal El Saadawi
Sat 2 May 2009
1/1 Harriett Gilbert talks to Nawal El Saadawi about her novel Woman At Point Zero
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Episode 1—World Book Club: Kate Grenville
Sat 4 Apr 2009
1/1 Harriett Gilbert talks to writer Kate Grenville about her book The Secret River.
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Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Sat 7 Mar 2009
Mohsin Hamid talks to Harriett Gilbert about his novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
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Episode 1
Sat 7 Feb 2009
Harriett Gilbert talks to David Guterson about his novel Snow Falling on Cedars.
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Toni Morrison - Beloved
Sat 3 Jan 2009
Harriett Gilbert talks to Toni Morrison about her novel Beloved.
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Derek Walcott
Tue 16 Dec 2008
Harriett Gilbert talks to Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott about his epic poem Omeros.
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Annie Proulx
Tue 30 Sep 2008
Annie Proulx talks about her works 'The Shipping News' & 'Brokeback Mountain'.
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Chinua Achebe
Wed 30 Jul 2008
Marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of the acclaimed novel Things Fall Apart.
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John Irving
Wed 25 Jun 2008
American author John Irving discusses his bestselling novel 'The World According to Garp'.
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28/05/2008
Wed 28 May 2008
Harriett Gilbert talks to Khaled Hosseini about his book The Kite Runner.
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Sebastian Faulks
Fri 2 May 2008
Best-selling English writer Sebastian Faulks talks about his novel Birdsong.
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Jane Smiley
Tue 1 Apr 2008
Jane Smiley discusses A Thousand Acres, her ambitious re-imagining of King Lear.
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Patricia Cornwell
Thu 28 Feb 2008
Patricia Cornwell talks about Post Mortem, the first novel in her Kay Scarpetta series.
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Edna O'Brien
Thu 31 Jan 2008
Irish writer Edna O'Brien discusses her novel about adolescence, The Country Girls.
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Sara Paretsky
Wed 28 Nov 2007
American crime writer Sara Paretsky talks about her detective novel 'Indemnity Only'.
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Michael Ondaatje
Fri 2 Nov 2007
Sri Lankan-born, Canadian author Michael Ondaatje discusses his novel The English Patient.
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Armistead Maupin
Tue 25 Sep 2007
Harriett Gilbert talks to author Armistead Maupin about his novel Tales of the City.
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Thomas Keneally: Schindler's Ark
Tue 26 Jun 2007
Thomas Keneally discusses his novel, Schindler's Ark.
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Richard Dawkins
Thu 7 Jun 2007
Richard Dawkins answers questions from listeners about his best-seller, The Selfish Gene.
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Irvine Welsh
Sun 29 Apr 2007
Irvine Welsh talks about his books Trainspotting & If You Liked School, You'll Love Work.
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Iain Banks
Thu 1 Mar 2007
Iain Banks answers questions about his controversial first novel, The Wasp Factory.
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Rose Tremain - Restoration
Thu 18 Jan 2007
Rose Tremain answers questions from listeners about her best-seller, Restoration.
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William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach
Wed 27 Dec 2006
William Boyd discusses his novel Brazzaville Beach with Harriett Gilbert
