The Gift - Vladimir Nabokov
Writer and critic Catherine Taylor joins John and…
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Show Notes
Writer and critic Catherine Taylor joins John and Andy to discuss Vladimir Nabokov's parting love letter to Russia and it's literature, The Gift. Also; singing with nightingales and reading Richard Mabey's book about the same bird, David Storey's Booker Prize winning 'Saville', and Bob Dylan's song and dance routine.
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9'22 - The Book of Nightingales by Richard Mabey
14'56 - Saville by David Storey
25'04 - The Gift - Vladimir Nabokov
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