Barbara Kingsolver, plus the 'Social Novel' with John Lanchester and Ayisha Malik

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Johny Pitts talks to Barbara Kingsolver about Demon Copperhead, a reimagining of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield set in modern day Virginia amidst rural poverty and the opioid crisis. Plus, does the Victorian notion of the "Social Novel", which highlighted inequalities and societal ills, have resonance today? John Lanchester and Ayisha Malik discuss how fiction about contemporary society has changed to reflect new complexities. Book List - Sunday 13 November and Thursday 17 November Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Capital by John Lanchester The Wall by John Lanchester The Movement by Ayisha Malik This Green and Pleasant Land by Ayisha Malik Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez