05/10/2007
Ian McMillan asks if there is such a thing as northern and southern poetry, and discovers the neglected work of American writer Bernard Malamud.
Ian McMillan presents a weekly cabaret of language and literature.
In this programme, Ian and guests ask if there is such a thing as northern and southern poetry, and discover the neglected work of American writer Bernard Malamud, who for many once stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Saul Bellow and Philip Roth.
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