“Literature needs flaws,” says Tahar Ben Jelloun. The accomplished Moroccan author had some tough love for his protégé on the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, Edem Awumey. Listen to the acclaimed actor Paterson Joseph read a translated extract from Awumey’s powerful new novel, ‘Noces de Coton’, in the latest episode of A Word in Your Ear. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.