Listen "Utz by Bruce Chatwin"
Episode Synopsis
This episode is about Utz, Bruce Chatwin's final novel, shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1988. John and Andy are joined by writer and journalist Jonathan Wilson and Unbound's editor-at-large Rachael Kerr, who worked for Chatwin's publisher Jonathan Cape and knew him well. Other books discussed include Valerie Luiselli's Tell Me How It Ends and Elizabeth Smart's By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept.
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5'48 - Tell Me How It Ends by Valeria Luiselli
10'55 - By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart
20'05 - Utz by Bruce Chatwin
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Timings: (may differ due to variable advert length)
5'48 - Tell Me How It Ends by Valeria Luiselli
10'55 - By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart
20'05 - Utz by Bruce Chatwin
*To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops
*For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit www.backlisted.fm
*If you'd like to support the show, listen without adverts, receive the show early and with extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at www.patreon.com/backlisted
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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