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Peter Carey, Australian Writer
Award-winning author Peter Carey says democracy is being corroded by ignorance, and that reading can save it.
Award-winning Australian novelist Peter Carey talks to Mike Williams about his life and work, and the differences between his native Australia, and adopted home of New York.
His latest book is set in America, where Carey says democracy is in peril because children no longer read and are bombarded by popular culture.
Listen to Peter Carey discussing writing, politics and his personal history in conversation with Mike Williams on The Interview.
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Mon 18 Oct 201003:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

