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Michael Ondaatje on Writing History

Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient, talks about how, as a novelist, he writes history. His recent book, Anil's Ghost, ranges back and forth from the 5th century to today in a "contemporary and forensic" fashion.

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主播大秀 World Service Archive

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