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Open Book: Julian Barnes - Keeping an Eye Open

Julian Barnes - Keeping an Eye Open

17/05/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, Julian Barnes - Keeping an Eye Open

Mariella Frostrup talks to Julian Barnes about his book Keeping an Eye Open: Essays on Art

Mariella Frostrup talks to Julian Barnes about his book Keeping an Eye Open: Essays on Art, a collection of essays on various artists, plus Attica Locke on an inspirational book.

In his new book Keeping An Eye Open: Essays on Art, the hugely acclaimed novelist Julian Barnes brings together articles he's written on some of his favourite painters. They range from Gericault to Manet to Bonnard to Lucian Freud. He talks to Mariella about his approach to writing on art and trying to be a companion to the reader, about how his novels influence the essays and whether knowing any artists' life story can help us understand their work. 

Mariella talks to Alex Johnson about the incredible and varied libraries from around the world captured in his book Improbable Libraries, Ramona Koval reports from Australia where authors have developed a surprising habit of giving away prize money and crime writer Attica Locke reveals the Book She'd Never Lend.

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