Elena Ferrante, Laila Lalami, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Arts news. Kirsty Lang discusses the elusive literary phenomenon Elena Ferrante, as the fourth in her Neopolitan series of novels is published.
Kirsty Lang discusses the elusive literary phenomenon Elena Ferrante, as the fourth and final book in her Neopolitan series is published. Despite huge sales and critical acclaim, Ferrante has managed to remain anonymous.
Laila Lalami discusses her new novel The Moor's Account. Longlisted for the Man Booker prize, it's about the first slave to reach America during the 1500s and his Spanish masters.
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl tells the story of a high school student as he navigates teenage life. Jason Solomons reviews.
And as Welsh National Opera launch their new season with I Puritani by Bellini, director Annilese Miskimmon talks about the 19th Century obsession with "Mad Women" and Mad Scenes in Opera.
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Film Review: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Duration: 03:32
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Elena Ferrante
Duration: 05:34
Laila Lalami
Duration: 08:28
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Duration: 04:00
Madness in opera
Duration: 09:37
Elena Ferrante
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The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante is out now.
Image: ÌýNaples Photo by Eric Salard.Ìý
Laila Lalami
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The Moor’s Account by is out now.
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
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is in cinemas from Friday 4 September, certificate 12A.
Annilese Miskimmon
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A tour of Welsh National Opera’s production of i begins on Friday 11 September at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.
The ’s Madness season continues with touring productions of Orlando and Sweeney Todd.
Image: Sweeney Todd. Gillian Bevan (Mrs Lovett) and Ensemble 197Ìý Photo credit: ÌýManuel Harlan
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