Fred D'Aguiar
Fred D'Aguiar, a poet, playwright and novelist talks about Wilson Harris, a Guyanese-born writer who sets much of his work in the country.
Series in which contemporary poets discuss writers whose work has influenced their own.
Fred D'Aguiar, a poet, playwright and novelist who was born in Britain and spent his childhood in Guyana before returning to the UK, talks about Wilson Harris, a Guyanese-born writer, who sets much of his work in that country.
D'Aguiar illustrates his essay with excerpts from books by Harris as well as poetry of his own.
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- Fri 5 Dec 200823:00BBC Radio 3
- Fri 22 May 200923:00BBC Radio 3
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