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6 Music takes a look at the musical influences of some of the UK's most successful writers

BBC 6 Music takes a closer look at the musical influences of some of the UK's most successful novelists, and how they weave those influences through their work.

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Paperback Writers: Marlon James

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Marlon James

08/11/2015

BBC Radio 6 Music - Paperback Writers, Marlon James

Man Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James plays his favourite music.

Man Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James plays his favourite music, including tracks by Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin and Nick Drake.

The Man Booker prize winning author plays some of his favourite music, from Bob Marley to Led Zeppelin and Nick Drake.

James won the 2015 Man Booker prize for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings, a fictional account of the assassination attempt on Bob Marley. In this second episode of Paperback Writers, Marlon plays the music that inspires him when writing and from his childhood in Jamaica including Bob Marley, Nick Drake, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, and Bob Dylan.

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