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Night Waves

BBC Radio 3
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James Salter has combined two extraordinary careers. As an air force pilot he flew over 100 combat missions during the Korean War, and as a novelist he has won the admiration of fellow writers from
Susan Sontag to Joseph Heller.
Hermione Lee discusses Salter's life and writing in the light of his memoirs, Burning the Days. And as playwright Christopher Fry prepares to celebrate his 90th birthday, she explores with him the belief that
"poetry is the language in which man explores his own amazement." Producer Abigail Appleton

Contributors

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James Salter
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Susan Sontag
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Joseph Heller.
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Hermione Lee
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Christopher Fry
Producer:
Abigail Appleton
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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