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Short Works: The Authorities:  A Modern Elegy by Jenn Ashworth

The Authorities: A Modern Elegy

The Authorities:  A Modern Elegy by Jenn Ashworth

BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, The Authorities:  A Modern Elegy by Jenn Ashworth

There's a body on a beach and the investigators are using their imagination.

Originally commissioned to celebrate the 2016 BBC National Short Story Award. In Jenn Ashworth's tale, The Authorities: A Modern Elegy, a body lies on the beach. Why?

One of five stories originally commissioned from the best younger British writers to accompany the shortlist of the BBC National Short Story Award 2016:

The Authorities: A Modern Elegy by Jenn Ashworth
There's a body on the beach. Various facts are unknown. But it also means the investigators must imagine certain events leading up to death..

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