Saul Bellow and Finding a Voice
Andrew Marr with guests Zachary Leader, Speech DeBelle, Robert Icke and Linda Grant.
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
On Start the Week Andrew Marr talks to Zachary Leader about the life and work of Saul Bellow, one of America's most famous novelists. Bellow's vivid prose and mix of high and low culture brought 20th century America to life. Linda Grant reflects on his significance for writers today and on the literature of immigration he represents. Aeschylus' play cycle The Oresteia brought to the stage a world the Ancient Greeks understood only too well - family drama and bloody politics. In a new production Robert Icke radically re-imagines the play for a modern audience. The rapper Speech DeBelle looks back at what inspired her to find her voice, and the challenge to retain it.
Producer: Luke Mulhall.