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Radio 4,28 Jan 2018,28 mins

Dirk Kurbjuweit

Open Book

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Mariella Frostrup talks to German writer Dirk Kurbjuweit, whose book Fear is based on his own experiences of being stalked and threatened by a neighbour. Also on the programme, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon shares her love of reading; thriller writer Gerald Seymour on Dickens and two writers reveal why they chose to send their heroines off into the wilds of Alaska.

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