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Open Book: Damon Galgut on Arctic Summer

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BBC

Society & Culture, Books

4.2824 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2014

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Medium Acclaimed South African writer Damon Galgut on his novel Arctic Summer, plus Kate Colquhoun and Judith Flanders on Victorian true crime, and AL Kennedy roadtests new writing apps.

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1:28.8

Hello on today's programme. We venture down the dark and dangerous streets of Victorian Britain in search of murder as we discuss the enduring popularity of Victorian true crime. And would this put an end to your writer's block?

1:37.7

I don't know about you, but my stress levels are zooming up.

1:45.5

We look at whether the new writing apps really can get the creative juices flowing by terrifying

1:50.3

or perhaps irritating us into action.

1:52.9

Later, writer A.L. Kennedy has bravely road-tested a selection.

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