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Last broadcast on Thu, 23 Feb 2012, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Aminatta Forna explores the delights and challenges of the short story.
Author and creative writing teacher Tessa Hadley discusses the history and development of the short story, from Edgar Allan Poe, through Chekhov, Mansfield and Monroe, and short story writers Helen Simpson and Jon McGregor, along with Deputy Editor of Granta Magazine Ellah Allfrey discuss what makes a great short story.
Producer: Andrea Kidd.
BOOK LIST
Lady With Lapdog by A.P. Chekhov.
Various publishers.
Married Love by Tessa Hadley.
Published by Jonathan Cape.
My Mother's Dream from The Love Of A Good Woman by Alice Munro.
Published by Vintage.
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe.
Various publishers.
This Isn't The Sort Of Thing That Happens To Somone Like You by Jon McGregor.
Published by Bloomsbury.
Broadcasts
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Sun 19 Feb 201216:00
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Thu 23 Feb 201215:30
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