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Dorothy Koomson

Roma Tearne

Louise Stern

Open Book: Christopher Bollen on Orient

Christopher Bollen on Orient

12/04/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, Christopher Bollen on Orient

American novelist Christopher Bollen talks about his book Orient.

News and features from the world of books. Christopher Bollen talks about his novel Orient, a literary murder mystery set in a remote town on the very tip of Long Island.

American novelist Christopher Bollen talks about his novel Orient, a literary murder mystery set in a remote town on the very tip of Long Island. Local people are already dismayed by the number of newcomers, mostly artists, moving to the town from New York and their fears are increased when a young orphan arrives to stay. Meanwhile, strange creatures are washing up on the beach and a caretaker dies in mysterious circumstances. Christopher Bollen talks to Mariella about his own experiences living in Orient and how he has fictionalised its inhabitants.

Also on the programme novelists Dorothy Koomson and Roma Tearne talk about taking their inspiration from photographs and Louise Stern reveals the book she'd never lend. And we take a twilight walk around London to discover the literary inspiration the city's streets have offered generations of writers.

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