Poorna Bell and Tony Law
4 Extra Debut. Poorna Bell, Tony Law and Harriett Gilbert choose books by Banana Yoshimoto, Lissa Evans and Voltaire. From 2019.
Writer Poorna Bell and comedian Tony Law join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books by Banana Yoshimoto, Lissa Evans and Voltaire.
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (translator – Megan Backus)
Publisher: Faber
Old Baggage by Lissa Evans
Publisher: Black Swan
Candide by Voltaire (translator – Roger Pearson)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
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