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He Was a Friend of Mine

One of the most incisive chroniclers of modern Britain turns a clear eye on the theme that threads through his fiction.
Written and read by Andrew O'Hagan

Andrew O鈥橦agan turns his clear eye on human relationships for Radio 4, with a week of essays examining friendship from every angle. He opens with childhood friendships against a background of endless summer days, moving to the tragic accident at the heart of a Bob Dylan cover.

Andrew O'Hagan is an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction whose novels have been adapted for stage and screen. His essays and reports have appeared in London Review of Books, New York Review of Books, Granta, The Guardian and The New Yorker.

Read by the author
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

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14 minutes

On radio

Mon 7 Oct 2024 11:45

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  • Mon 7 Oct 2024 11:45
  • Tue 8 Oct 2024 00:30