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Ayesha Hazarika and Martin Rowson

4 Extra Debut. Ayesha Hazarika, Martin Rowson and Harriett Gilbert pick books by Elena Ferrante, Rohan O'Grady and Michael Ondaatje. From 2019.

Comedian and broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika and cartoonist-author Martin Rowson join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Elena Ferrante, Rohan O'Grady and Michael Ondaatje.

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Translator - Ann Goldstein
Publisher: Europa Editions

Let's Kill Uncle by Rohan O'Grady
Publisher: Bloomsbury

The Skin of A Lion by Michael Ondaatje
Publisher: Picador

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.

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