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The Calcutta Chromosome

Tribute to late James Dickey, American writer whose death was announced at the age of 73

Review of The Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh. Also, a tribute to the late James Dickey, American writer whose death was announced at the age of 73, news of a generous writing fellowship from a wealthy Hong Kong businessman to an English university, Elizabeth McCracken's first novel and the American writer Nicholson Baker.

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主播大秀 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project