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Roger Graef and Mohsin Hamid

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Roger Graef and Mohsin Hamid on books by Alaa Al Aswany, Nicholas Shakespeare and Haruki Murakami. From 2008.

Sue MacGregor and her guests - TV documentary-maker, Roger Graef, and author of ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’, Mohsin Hamid - discuss favourite books by Alaa Al Aswany, Nicholas Shakespeare and Haruki Murakami.

'Secrets of the Sea' by Nicholas Shakespeare
Publisher: Vintage

'Sputnik Sweetheart' by Haruki Murakami
Publisher: Vintage

'The Yacoubian Building' by Alaa Al Aswany
Publisher: Harper Perennial

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.

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  • Tue 15 Jul 200816:30
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  • Fri 18 Jul 200823:00
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  • Mon 5 Aug 201918:30
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