Romesh Gunesekera
10 Podcast Episodes
Romesh Gunesekera
Romesh Gunesekera
The accolades that Sri Lankan-born novelist Romesh Gunesekera has received include being shortlisted for the Booker priz... Read more
9 Aug 2020
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30mins
Anne Fine and Romesh Gunesekera. Jarman's Garden
Anne Fine and Romesh Gunesekera. Jarman's Garden
Authors Anne Fine and Romesh Gunesekera are Fellows of the Royal Literature Society who signed the Register on the same ... Read more
21 May 2020
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45mins
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Romesh Gunesekera: Breathing life into every word
Romesh Gunesekera: Breathing life into every word
Sri Lankan born author Romesh Gunesekera does not transcribe reality, he recreates it from a mixture of memory and imagi... Read more
12 May 2020
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31mins
Novels by Eimear McBride, Romesh Gunesekera and Benjamin Myers
Novels by Eimear McBride, Romesh Gunesekera and Benjamin Myers
A woman in a series of hotel rooms, two boys riding bikes in 1960s Sri Lanka, and a girl fleeing an ominous pairing of a... Read more
31 Jan 2020
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58mins
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Little Atoms 622 - Romesh Gunesekera's Suncatcher
Little Atoms 622 - Romesh Gunesekera's Suncatcher
Romesh Gunesekera is the author of many acclaimed works of fiction including Reef, which was shortlisted for the Booker ... Read more
17 Dec 2019
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26mins
Difficult comedy audiences, Netflix v cinema?, Honey Boy, Romesh Gunesekera
Difficult comedy audiences, Netflix v cinema?, Honey Boy, Romesh Gunesekera
Stand up comedian Nish Kumar was booed off stage at a charity gig for The Lord's Taverners. How do comedians cope when t... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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28mins
The Gangster The Cop The Devil, Touching the Void, Romesh Gunesekera, Gold Digger, George IV : Art and Spectacle
The Gangster The Cop The Devil, Touching the Void, Romesh Gunesekera, Gold Digger, George IV : Art and Spectacle
The Gangster The Cop The Devil is an award-winning Korean action thriller about an unlikely alliance between a maverick ... Read more
16 Nov 2019
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50mins
Pet Shop Boys, Ian Hislop on Great Britain, Romesh Gunesekera, ENO cuts
Pet Shop Boys, Ian Hislop on Great Britain, Romesh Gunesekera, ENO cuts
Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe discuss their BBC late-night Prom which includes the world premiere of A Man F... Read more
1 Jul 2014
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28mins
Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
This month on World Book Club Harriett Gilbert will be talking with one of Sri Lanka’s leading writers, Romesh Guneseker... Read more
2 Mar 2013
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53mins
Romesh Gunesekera
Romesh Gunesekera
Romesh Gunesekera was born in 1954 in Sri Lanka. His first book, Monkfish Moon, a collection of short stories reflecting... Read more
26 Oct 2012
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9mins
