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Talking Books: Richard Ford

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15/10/2012

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"I'm dyslexic... I see language as objects on a page" author Richard Ford on writing

Razia Iqbal talks to author Richard Ford, on his novels The Sportswriter, Independence Day, The Lay of the Land and Canada

Razia Iqbal talks to author Richard Ford about his writing and novels. Why, for example, did he open his latest novel Canada with the spoiler "First I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then about the murders which happened later."?

(Image: Richard Ford Credit: Getty Images)

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