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Thomas Keneally
Mariella Frostrup talks to Thomas Keneally about his new novel, Crimes of the Father.
In his new novel Crimes of the Father, Thomas Keneally writes about the legacy of child abuse in the Australian Catholic Church. He talks to Mariella about exploring this disturbing history.
Meike Ziervogel discusses the impact writing in a second language has had on her fiction; and Peter Kemp and Antonia Hodgson reveal their literary pet peeves after novelist Colm Toibin complained that modern novels have too many flashbacks.
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Thu 22 Jun 201715:30
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Role Contributor Presenter Mariella Frostrup Interviewed Guest Thomas Keneally Interviewed Guest Meike Ziervogel Interviewed Guest Peter Kemp Interviewed Guest Antonia Hodgson Broadcasts
- Sun 18 Jun 201716:00BBC Radio 4 FM
- Thu 22 Jun 201715:30BBC Radio 4
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