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The Essay

The Life Cycle of a Fictional Character - An Alternative History of the Novel

Episode 1: The World

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Critic James Wood explores the novelistic technique of having characters walking along modern city streets. Show more

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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