Writers and Company from CBC Radio

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CBC Radio's Writers and Company offers an opportunity to explore in depth the lives, thoughts and works of remarkable writers from around the world. Hosted by Eleanor Wachtel.

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Writers and Company from CBC Radio

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61 In Warlight, Michael Ondaatje explores family secrets and betrayal2018-06-24 12:00:00
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62 Danzy Senna's darkly comic take on racial identity2018-06-17 12:00:00
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63 Jonas Hassen Khemiri crosses borders through words and imagination2018-06-10 12:00:00
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64 The incomparable Philip Roth: looking back on his life in fiction2018-06-03 12:00:00
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65 Rachel Kushner examines California's prison system in her new novel, The Mars Room2018-05-27 12:00:00
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66 Looking back at Tom Wolfe, groundbreaking author and journalist2018-05-20 12:00:00
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67 From the Norse sagas to Björk — Hallgrímur Helgason on Iceland's explosion of culture2018-05-13 12:00:00
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68 From Hans Christian Andersen to hygge — Dorthe Nors on the Danish psyche2018-05-06 12:00:00
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69 Karl Ove Knausgaard: after My Struggle, a new outlook on the world2018-04-29 12:00:00
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70 The haunting world of Nordic noir, with Hans Rosenfeldt2018-04-22 12:00:00
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71 Philippe Sands maps the intersection of unspeakable crime and modern justice in East West Street2018-04-15 12:00:00
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72 How Jane Austen inspired Amma Asante's films about race and class in Britain2018-04-08 12:00:00
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73 James Ivory on his storied career and Oscar-winning screenplay2018-04-01 12:00:00
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74 ‘He was my best teacher.’ Liv Ullmann on the legendary Ingmar Bergman2018-03-25 12:00:00
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75 Mary Gaitskill: from bad behaviour to surprising tenderness2018-03-18 12:00:00
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Mary Gaitskill: from bad behaviour to surprising tenderness

Eleanor Wachtel speaks to literature's "bad girl," American writer Mary Gaitskill. In a book of essays, Gaitskill explores her unexpected bond with three inner-city children, her complicated relationship with her dying father, and the profound grief she experienced when her beloved kitten went missing.…read more

76 With 'Bunk,' Kevin Young reminds us there's nothing new about fake news2018-03-11 12:00:00
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77 Ali Smith on the circular movement of time — in nature, life and art2018-03-04 12:00:00
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78 BONUS: James McBride on the complicated history of race in the United States2018-02-25 12:00:00
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79 Daniel Mendelsohn on his journey with his father through Homer's Odyssey2018-02-25 12:00:00
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80 Edna O'Brien: from Ireland's outcast to celebrated icon2018-02-18 12:00:00
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