Nicholas Lezard & Gwyneth Williams
Nicholas Lezard, Gwyneth Williams and Harriett Gilbert talk books by Samuel Beckett, GTD Lampedusa and Sigrid Nunez. From 2020.
Journalist and author Nicholas Lezard and former BBC Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Samuel Beckett, Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa and Sigrid Nunez.
Nicholas chooses Watt by Samuel Beckett
Publisher: Faber
Gwyneth chooses: The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Publisher: Vintage
Harriett champions The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Publisher: Virago
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.
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