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Writers and Company with Eleanor Wachtel

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CBC Radio's Writers and Company offers an opportunity to explore in depth the lives, thoughts and works of remarkable writers from around the world. Hosted by Eleanor Wachtel.

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Episodes

Looking back at the extraordinary Simone de Beauvoir on the 70th anniversary of The Second Sex
53:09
How the true story of the 'American Taliban' led to John Wray's new novel, Godsend
57:52
William Atkins on the beauty, myths and harsh realities of desert life
55:44
Aatish Taseer on religion, caste and power in modern India
1:00:35
How John Grisham turned his passion for justice into bestselling legal thrillers
52:46
To mark St. Patrick's Day, a conversation with Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney
52:50
Nora Krug asks tough questions about her German family's wartime past
1:01:14
Sarah Moss on Brexit, borders and the ghosts of England's Iron Age
53:03
Opera superstar Jessye Norman reflects on political activism and her 50-year career in music
54:32
Diana Athill: looking back at a remarkable literary life and career
53:59

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