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Richard Powers and Nature Writing

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Alex Clark talks to Richard Powers about The Overstory, a novel about the majesty and importance of trees. They're also joined by Melissa Harrison and Jessica J Lee to consider contemporary nature writing and the environmental concerns preoccupying novelists today.
And ecologist Liam Heneghan examines why children's writers have been so drawn to trees and forests. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Alex Clark
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Powers
Interviewed Guest:
Melissa Harrison
Interviewed Guest:
Jessica J Lee
Interviewed Guest:
Liam Heneghan

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