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Short Works: A Figure of Speech by Will Self

A Figure of Speech by Will Self

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A man who is obsessed with digital maps is suddenly contacted from... where?

A man who is obsessed with digital maps is suddenly contacted from... where? Written and narrated by Will Self.

Sitting at a bar, dabbling with a digital map on his phone, the man is approached by another. 

He ignores him but later discovers the stranger is connected to this phone map. 

Connected in a disturbing way.

A short story written and narrated by Will Self.

Producer: Duncan Minshull.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.

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