We're sunsetting PodQuest on 2025-07-28. Thank you for your support!
Export Podcast Subscriptions
cover of episode Peter Carey on Australia's original sin. Plus: a new short story by JM Coetzee

Peter Carey on Australia's original sin. Plus: a new short story by JM Coetzee

2018/3/17
logo of podcast Life and Art from FT Weekend

Life and Art from FT Weekend

Shownotes Transcript

This week: two titans of literature with four Booker Prizes between them. First up, Peter Carey on tackling the relationship between Australia's white and Aboriginal populations in his new novel, A Long Way from Home. Later, JM Coetzee reads 'The Dog', a story from his forthcoming collection, Seven Moral Tales. It was recorded at the Hay Literary Festival in Cartagena, Colombia; for more highlights from the festival, listen to our episode "JM Coetzee on the problem with English. Plus: Ghanaian-American novelist Yaa Gyasi". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy) for more information.