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John Gordon Sinclair & Kerry Ellis

4 Extra Debut. John Gordon Sinclair, Kerry Ellis and Harriett Gilbert on Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Sophie Kinsella and Cees Nooteboom. From 2019.

Actor John Gordon Sinclair and West End star Kerry Ellis join Harriett Gilbert to choose their favourite books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Sophie Kinsella and Cees Nooteboom.

100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Translator: Gregory Rabassa
Publisher: Penguin

I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella
Publisher: Black Swan

The Following Story by Cees Nooteboom
Translator: Ina Rilke
Publisher: Vintage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

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28 minutes

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Wed 15 Oct 202500:00
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  • Tue 29 Oct 201916:30
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  • Fri 1 Nov 201923:00
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  • Tue 14 Oct 202510:00
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    BBC Radio 4 Extra
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