Catherine O'Flynn and Kate Pullinger
Sue MacGregor, Catherine O'Flynn and Kate Pullinger discuss books by Don Delillo, Gordon Burn and Alaa Al Aswany. From 2009.
Sue MacGregor is joined by novelists Catherine O'Flynn and Kate Pullinger at the Birmingham book festival, to discuss favourite books, including titles by Gordon Burn, Don DeLillo and Alaa Al Aswany.
Books featured in this programme:
Kate's choice: White Noise by Don DeLillo
Publ: Picador
Catherine's choice: Alma Cogan by Gordon Burn
Publ: Faber & Faber
Sue's choice: Chicago by Alaa Al Aswany
Publ: Harper Perennial
Producer Mary Ward-Lowery.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
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