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The Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer Guillermo Arriaga, the artist Sonia Boyce and Sri Lankan novelist Romesh Gunesekera.

The Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer Guillermo Arriaga, creator of Babel and 21 Grams, talks about Heartbeat of the World - his new international collaborative film-making project

The artist Sonia Boyce talks about her place in a new exhibition which explores how "British" art has been shaped by the migration of people, art and ideas from all over the world.

Sri Lankan novelist Romesh Gunesekera talks about his new book, The Prisoner of Paradise which tells the story of a young English woman who travels to Mauritius in 1825, and is overwhelmed by the exotic island and the people there.

  • Broadcast on BBC World Service, 1:32PM Mon, 6 Feb 2012
  • Available until 12:00AM Thu, 1 Jan 2099
  • First broadcast BBC World Service, 2:32AM Sat, 4 Feb 2012
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  • Duration 18 minutes

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