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Back to SearchJuan Gabriel Vasquez - The Sound of Things Falling
We talking to acclaimed Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vasquez about his dark and compelling novel The Sound of Things Falling. Vasquez explores the r…
10 years, 3 months ago
Tan Twan Eng - The Garden of Evening Mists
This month we’re in The Book Lounge Bookshop in Cape Town, South Africa and talking to the Malaysian novelist Tan Twan Eng about his Man Asian Litera…
10 years, 4 months ago
Charlotte Brontë - Jane Eyre
To celebrate the bicentenary of Charlotte Brontë’s birth, World Book Club travels back to Victorian England to discuss her captivating and enduring t…
10 years, 5 months ago
Nuruddin Farah - Maps
This month, as part of the World Service’s Identity Season, World Book Club is in Cape Town, home of acclaimed Somali writer Nuruddin Farah, where we…
10 years, 6 months ago
Judith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
This month we talk to the much-loved German-born, British author and illustrator Judith Kerr about her classic children’s novel, When Hitler Stole Pi…
10 years, 7 months ago
Cees Nooteboom - The Following Story
This quixotic ‘novel of ideas’ blends philosophical reflection with the haunting tale of Herman Mussert, a retired, outmoded ancient language teacher…
10 years, 8 months ago
Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love
American writer Elizabeth Gilbert talks about her phenomenally successful novel Eat, Pray, Love. On a self-confessed ‘search for everything', Eat, Pr…
10 years, 9 months ago
Leila Aboulela - Minaret
This month World Book Club talks to Sudanese writer Leila Aboulela about her award-winning novel Minaret.
This poignant and lyrical tale traces the j…
10 years, 9 months ago
Jonathan Franzen - Freedom
US literary superstar Jonathan Franzen talks about his hugely acclaimed novel Freedom. An epic of contemporary love and marriage, Freedom charts the …
10 years, 11 months ago
Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever
This month World Book Club talks about the acclaimed international bestseller Tulip Fever with its British author Deborah Moggach. It's 1630s Amsterd…
11 years ago