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Bookclub: Anthony Doerr - All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr - All the Light We Cannot See

BBC Radio 4 - Bookclub, Anthony Doerr - All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr talks about his  award winning novel, All The Light We Cannot See.

Anthony Doerr answers readers questions about his sweeping, epic novel All the Light We Cannot See which won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Anthony Doerr talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers about his novel All the Light We Cannot See, which won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. 
Set largely in St Malo in the 1940's, It tells the twin stories of Werner and Marie Laure,.  They are on opposite sides during World War Two, but find themselves  linked by a love of radio, and storytelling.   Meanwhile, a Nazi officer is hunting down a diamond, which is said to be cursed.  Anthony Doerr talks about how he tackled writing this highly structured, sweeping, adventure-filled tale. 

Presenter : James Naughtie
Producer : Nicola Holloway


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