Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone by James Baldwin

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4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2017

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Novelist Niven Govinden joins John and Andy to discuss James Baldwin's 1968 novel 'Tell Me How Long The Train's Been Gone'. Also discussed: 'The World My Wilderness' by Rose Macaulay, and 'The Gallows Pole' by Ben Myers. Oh, and Lissa Evans' scene stealing turn in 'The Finest', the film adaptation of her WWII set novel. Timings: (may differ due to adverts) 11'01 - Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff by Michael Nesmith 12'16 The World my Wilderness by Rose Macauley 15'51 - The Gallows Pole - Ben Myers 29'10 - Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone by James Baldwin * To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops. * For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit www.backlisted.fm *If you'd like to support the show and join in with the book chat, listen without adverts, receive the show early and get extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a patron at www.patreon.com/backlisted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.8	Which is based on the novel Their Finest Hour and a Half by our former guest friend of Batlist,
1:23.2	double guest in fact, Litter Evans.
1:25.8	And I just, have you seen it?
1:28.1	No, and I really wanted to.
1:30.1	It's got two of the things I love most in the world in it.
1:33.0	Bill Nihy and Jemma Art.
1:35.0	Both shown to grace effect in the film.
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