Harriett Gilbert and her guests - comedian Al Murray, aka The Pub Landlord, and Egyptian political economist, Tarek Osman - discuss their favourite books by Naguib Mahfouz, Philip Roth and Joseph Heller.

Children of The Alley by Naguib Mahfouz
Publisher: Doubleday US

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Publisher: Vintage

Everyman by Philip Roth
Publisher: Vintage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014. Show less