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Radio 4,23 Jan 2011,30 mins

Paul Torday, Jay Parini, Sue Arnold

Open Book

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Mariella Frostrup talks to author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Paul Torday about his new book. Sue Arnold reviews the latest crop of audio books from Faberge eggs to Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. And novelist Jay Parini discusses the life and death of Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick and Billy Budd, which he has re-created in his new novel. PRODUCER: Sally Spurring.

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