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Christian Jacq's Ramses

Why Christian Jacq's blockbusters about Egyptian king Ramses have sold so well

Why Christian Jacq's blockbusters about Egyptian king Ramses have sold so well. The final volume of the five-book series has been long awaited by the French public. Jacq has a doctorate in Egyptian Studies from the Sorbonne. Also in the programme, the latest fiction from Canadian Guy Vanderhaeghe, Guyanese writer Fred D'Aguiar's new novel on the slave trade and a first American novel by Martha McPhee, Bright Angel Time. Presenter: Harriett Gilbert.

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