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The Strand is a daily 18 minute programme highlighting the best of what's going in the arts. Wide-ranging and with eclectic interests, The Strand reflects the artistic response to the BBC's news agenda. Presented by Harriett Gilbert and friends, it features discussions, reviews, big-name interviews and location reports as well as live studio performances and Hollywood, Bollywood gossip.

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The Strand Archive: Intizar Husain - Basti

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15/02/2013

Intizar Husain - Basti

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, Intizar Husain - Basti

One of the finest works written in Urdu and nominated for a Man Booker International prize

Intizar Husain's Basti, one of the finest works in the Urdu language, the posthumous publication of Maurice Sendak's final book and Norway's contender for an Academy award

One of the finest works by the most significant living writer in the Urdu language is published in English for the first time and it's a finalist for this year's Man Booker International prize.

Marking the posthumous publication of Maurice Sendak's final book, the creator of "Where The Wilds Things Are" talks about family, his work, mortality and the privilege of growing old.

Norway's entry for the best Foreign Language Film Oscar is a tale of seafaring exploration. We find out why The Danes believe it deserves to win

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