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World Service,18 Nov 2000,25 mins

Literature and Writing Politics

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Is the pen mightier than the sword? What are the great themes left to write about? Guests Gillian Slovo and Declan Kiberd discuss the part played by literature in the overthrow of Apartheid in South Africa and in the peace process in Ireland.

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