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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1 Vesna Goldsworthy on re-imagining The Great Gatsby and Anna Karenina2019-02-10 12:00:00
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2 Juan Gabriel Vásquez on how Colombia's violent past has shaped his fiction and his life2019-02-03 12:00:00
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3 Esther Kinsky on the ebb and flow of memory in River2019-01-27 12:00:00
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4 Ondjaki captures the humour and heartache of life in his hometown, Luanda2019-01-20 12:00:00
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5 Nadine Labaki highlights the heroism of children in Beirut in her new film, Capernaum2019-01-13 12:00:00
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6 Kiese Laymon bears the weight of a difficult past in his powerful memoir, Heavy2019-01-06 12:00:00
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7 Patti Smith on the immediacy of photography - and why she prefers Polaroids2018-12-30 12:00:00
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8 Alain Mabanckou on his profound connection to the Republic of the Congo2018-12-23 12:00:00
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9 The enduring magic of The Little Prince: with Stacy Schiff, Mark Osborne and Éric Dupont2018-12-16 12:00:00
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10 Pat Barker on giving voice to the enslaved women of Homer's Iliad2018-12-09 12:00:00
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Pat Barker on giving voice to the enslaved women of Homer's Iliad

The British novelist's new book is a powerful retelling of The Iliad, re-imagined from the point of view of Briseis, the 15-year-old queen who becomes Achilles' captured slave.…read more

11 Bernardo Bertolucci on the art and poetry of cinema2018-12-02 12:00:00
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12 Susan Orlean on loving libraries - and burning books2018-11-25 12:00:00
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13 'My mother was a Communist informant.' András Forgách explores his family's secret past2018-11-18 12:00:00
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14 Elliot Ackerman on the scars that remain once the battle is over2018-11-11 12:00:00
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15 Jeet Thayil on Baudelaire, drug addiction and his provocative novel, Narcopolis2018-11-04 12:00:00
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16 Lee Child on Jack Reacher and his larger-than-life crime thriller series2018-10-28 12:00:00
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17 Laurie Anderson on language, story and losing her archives to Hurricane Sandy2018-10-21 12:00:00
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18 Poet Terrance Hayes examines race and politics in the age of Trump2018-10-14 12:00:00
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19 Amitava Kumar on India, the U.S. and the indelible imprint of the immigrant experience2018-10-07 12:00:00
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20 Kathryn Harrison on how her grandparents saved her from a broken childhood2018-09-30 12:00:00
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