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Nadeem Aslam

Mariella Frostrup talks to Nadeem Aslam about his new book The Golden Legend, a timely look at religious intolerance in contemporary Pakistan.

Mariella Frostrup talks to Nadeem Aslam about his new book The Golden Legend, a powerful and disturbing look at contemporary religious intolerance, and an intense love story.
Richard Kelly argues that unhappy books can help us have a Happy New Year; a publisher recommends a great read for 2017 and Sam Winston and Janne Teller talk about adapting and translating their books for readers around the world.

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28 minutes

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  • Nadeem Aslam

  • Richard Kelly on 'unhappy' books

    Duration: 04:08

  • Good reads for 2017

    Duration: 05:22

  • Translating books from around the world

    Duration: 07:37

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mariella Frostrup
Interviewed Guest Nadeem Aslam
Interviewed Guest Richard T Kelly
Interviewed Guest Sam Winston
Interviewed Guest Janne Teller

Broadcasts

  • Sun 8 Jan 2017 16:00
  • Thu 12 Jan 2017 15:30

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