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The End of the World

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William visits his dying father in Paris and wonders if he will, at last, say he is sorry.

William visits his dying father in a Paris hospital wondering if he will at last say that he’s sorry. Read by Garrick Hagon.

William has made the long journey from Canada to a Paris hospital, to see an ungrateful father who abandoned his family years ago. He hopes his father will, at last, say he is sorry.

Canadian writer Mavis Gallant spent much of her life and career in France

Read by Garrick Hagon

Producer:  Elisabeth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.

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