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The Arts Hour: Amit Chaudhuri, Elif Shafak, George the Poet

Amit Chaudhuri, Elif Shafar, George the Poet

14/02/2015

Amit Chaudhuri, Elif Shafak, George the Poet

BBC World Service - The Arts Hour, Amit Chaudhuri, Elif Shafak, George the Poet

Author Amit Chaudhari wonders why heroes don’t have bodily functions.   We treat your ears to some 'congotronics' from Kinshasa. 
Bestselling Turkish author Elif Shafak chooses the novel most precious to her,   Film critic Philip Bergson discusses the foreign language films shortlisted for an Oscar,  African American author Asali Solomon unpicks the comic politics of race and dating,  George the Poet explains who he thinks he is,  We meet some superstars of the virtual world and Simon Raymond gives his tips on how to run a record label in an age of streaming.

(Photo: Amit Chaudhuri (c) Geoff Pugh,  Elif Shafak (c) Mycheli Daniau/Getty, George the Poet (c) Ben A. Pruchie/Getty)

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