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Thea Gilmore and Paul Gambaccini

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Thea Gilmore and Paul Gambacinni discuss books by Chinua Achebe, JG Farrell and Jose Eduardo Agualusa. From 2009.

Sue MacGregor and her guests - musician, Thea Gilmore and broadcaster, Paul Gambacinni - discuss their favourite paperbacks by Chinua Achebe, JG Farrell and Jose Eduardo Agualusa.

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Publisher: Penguin Red Classics

The Siege of Krishnapur by JG Farrell
Publisher: Phoenix

The Book of Chameleons by Jose Eduardo Agualusa (Author), Daniel Hahn (Translator)
Publisher: Arcadia

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.

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  • Tue 24 Mar 200916:30
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  • Fri 27 Mar 200923:00
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  • Mon 9 Dec 201918:30
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  • Tue 10 Dec 201900:30
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