Breakage and repair
George Saunders on the delusions of a dying man; Ece Temelkuran on exile and finding home among strangers; and, Oliver Bullough on why we struggle to stop money laundering.
When society, financial systems and human beings fall short, how can we repair the damage? Tom Sutcliffe explores the social, moral and political contradictions of the world we face today with US novelist George Saunders, Turkish writer Ece Temulkuran and investigative journalist Oliver Bullough,
The Booker Prize winning novelist, George Saunders new book Vigil deals with the moral ambivalence of a greedy oil executive; the death bed reckoning of a man who resists facing his life and legacy.
The Turkish writer, Ece Temulkuran's new book Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding a Home in the 21st Century explores the rising global displacement of people who will need to forge stronger connections amid political and social upheaval.
In an investigation of money laundering, Oliver Bullough's Everybody Loves Our Dollars sets out the scale of the problem and why we are failing to tackle the global systems that allow illicit money to move freely and ensure crime pays.
Producer: Ruth Watts
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- Mon 16 Feb 202609:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 16 Feb 202621:00BBC Radio 4
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