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The Cargo Ship Business

The Cargo Ship Business

John Lanchester talks to Thomas Jones about his experience of being on a cargo ship blocked from entering the Suez Canal in 1967, his subsequent journey round the Cape of Good Hope, and the modern-day business of containers.Read John's p...

The LRB Podcast · The London Review of Books

April 13, 202137m 10s

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John Lanchester talks to Thomas Jones about his experience of being on a cargo ship blocked from entering the Suez Canal in 1967, his subsequent journey round the Cape of Good Hope, and the modern-day business of containers.

Read John's piece and more in the LRB here: https://lrb.me/longwayroundpod

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