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Last broadcast on Thu, 29 Apr 2010, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Andrew O'Hagan, whose latest book is a portrait of Marilyn Monroe as seen through the eyes of her dog, Maf. He explains why a urbane and well-read canine narrator seemed the most appropriate person to restore the reputation of Hollywood's best known sex siren.
The writer Caryl Phillips explains his passion for the work of the Japanese novelist Shusaku Endo, in discussion with the Japanese literature expert Damian Flanagan.
And Jim Crace's latest novel All That Follows takes a saxophonist as its central character. He talks about the influence of jazz on his writing, as do the crime writer John Harvey and the poet and novelist Jackie Kay.
Producer: Thomas Morris.
Booklist
Shusaku Endo: Wonderful Fool
Publisher: Peter Owen
Shusaku Endo: Scandal
Publisher: Peter Owen
Shusaku Endo and Paul Glynn: A Song for Nagasaki: The Story of Takashi Nagai: Scientist, Convert, and Survivor of the Atomic Bomb
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Jim Crace: All That Follows
Publisher: Picador
John Harvey: Lonely Hearts
Publisher: Heinemann
John Harvey: Easy Meat
Publisher: Heinemann
John Harvey: Still Water
Publisher: Heinemann
John Harvey: Last Rites
Publisher: Heinemann
John Harvey: Cold in Hand
Publisher: Heinemann
Jackie Kay:Trumpet
Publisher: Picador
Chapters
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Chapter 1
Mariella Frostrup talks to Andrew O'Hagan about his novel featuring Marilyn Monroe's dog.
Broadcasts
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Sun 25 Apr 201016:00
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Thu 29 Apr 201016:00
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