Take Four Books
Take Four Books
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Presenter James Crawford looks at an author's latest work and delves further into their creative process by learning about the three other texts that have shaped their writing.
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The podcast focuses on the creative processes of contemporary authors, often delving into themes of influence and inspiration by examining their most recent publications and related texts. Episodes include discussions with best-selling authors such as Emma Healey on her book Sweat, Michelle de Kretser on Theory & Practice, and Paul Theroux discussing The Vanishing Point, providing listeners with a rich understanding of literary connections.
Presenter James Crawford looks at an author’s latest work and delves further into their creative process by learning about the three other texts that have shaped their writing.
Take Four Books, presented by James Crawford, speaks to the writer Vincenzo Latronico on his new novel Perfection – which has been shortlisted for the International Man Booker prize – and explores its connections to three other literary works. Perfection (translated by Sophie Hughes) follows the lives of millennial expat couple Anna and Tom, who work as digital creatives, and seek to live out, what should be, their dream existence in a chic flat in Berlin filled with flea market furniture and house plants, and yet an undefinable feeling of unfulfillment gnaws away. For his three influences Vincenzo chose: Things: A Story Of The Sixties by Georges Perec from 1965; Wilful Disregard by the Swedish author Lena Andersson from 2013; and No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood from 2021.
The supporting contributor for this episode was the Italian writer and translator Claudia Durastanti, author of Strangers I Know.
Producer: Dominic Howell
Editor: Gillian Wheelan
This was a BBC Audio Scotland production.
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