A Good Read

Nicholas Lezard & Gwyneth Williams

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Journalist and author Nicholas Lezard and former BBC Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Samuel Beckett, Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa and Sigrid Nunez.

Nicholas chooses Watt by Samuel Beckett

Publisher: Faber

Gwyneth chooses: The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa

Publisher: Vintage

Harriett champions The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

Publisher: Virago

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.

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