A story that is difficult to pin down to a narrative, playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer’s debut novel explores arrivals and departures, time and space, through the experiences of a curious cast of characters.
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Annie Warburton explores why we read the works of old writers, dissecting the work of Nancy Mitford in the context of her era and the happenings in the world around her.
Guests:
Finnegan Kruckemeyer, playwright whose works have been performed on six continents in 12 languages.
Annie Warburton, former ABC Broadcaster and reading addict.
Danny, our Random Reader
Danny mentions the following books:
“The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams
Author: Ruth Parks
“1984” by George Orwell
“The Mayor of Casterbridge” by Thomas Hardy
“Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo
“Shantaram” by Gregory David Roberts
“The Life Of Pi” by Yann Martel
“The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga
Author: George Monbiot
“Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari
“The Dawn of Everything” by David Graeber
“Entangled Life” by Merlin Sheldrake
“The Well Gardened Mind” by Sue Stuart-Smith
“The Secret Life of Trees” by Colin Tudge
“The Argonauts” by Maggie Nelson
“My Gita” by Devdutt Pattanaik
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