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Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books, talking to authors and publishers and unearthing lost classics

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Open Book: Petina Gappah

22/03/2020

Petina Gappah

BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, Petina Gappah

Mariella Frostrup talks to Petina Gappah about her book, Out of Darkness, Shining Light.

Mariella Frostrup talk to Petina Gappah about her latest novel, Out of Darkness, Shining Light. Plus Henry Porter on adventure writing and the joys of fictional journeys.

Mariella Frostrup talk to Zimbabwean author Petina Gappah about her latest novel, Out of Darkness, Shining Light. A book that takes a fictional look at the life of explorer Dr David Livingstone. 

As daily travel becomes more difficult reading will have to be a substiture for our frustrated wanderlust. The Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize celebrates the best adventure novels of the year. Writer Henry Porter was last year's winner and also a judge at this year's awards. He talks about the allure of adventure writing and the importance of fictional journeys. 

As part of the BBC's 100 Novels that shaped the world, writer Patrick Flanery hones his gaze on Ernest Hemmingway's Spanish Civil War novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls.

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