http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/world_book_club.shtmlWorld Book Club invites the globe’s great authors to discuss their best known novel. This monthly programme, presented by Harriett Gilbert, includes questions by World Service listeners.World Book Club invites the globe’s great authors to discuss their best known novel. This monthly programme, presented by Harriett Gilbert, includes questions by World Service listeners.BBC World ServiceBBCpodcast.support@bbc.co.uken-gb720http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/assets/artwork/wbc.jpghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/world_book_club.shtml(C) BBC 2009Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:30:10 +0000Book, author, novel, classic, book club, world, global, audience, questions, BBC, arts, reading, Harriett GilbertBook, author, novel, classic, book club, world, global, audience, questions, BBC, arts, reading, Harriett GilbertnononadultWinner of the UK's Whitbread Prize for Best Novel, the Orange Prize, and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Small Island is a heart-warming and thought-provoking tale of love, friendship and immigration set in London during and after World War II. It focuses on the diaspora of Jamaican immigrants, who, escaping economic hardship on their own "small island," move to England, the Mother Country, for which the men have fought during World War II. Told through the intertwining stories of three very different characters the reception offered by an exhausted postwar Britain is not quite the warm embrace that they’d hoped for.Winner of the UK's Whitbread Prize for Best Novel, the Orange Prize, and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Small Island is a heart-warming and thought-provoking tale of love, friendship and immigration set in London during and after World War II. It...Winner of the UK's Whitbread Prize for Best Novel, the Orange Prize, and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Small Island is a heart-warming and thought-provoking tale of love, friendship and immigration set in London during and after World War II. It focuses on the diaspora of Jamaican immigrants, who, escaping economic hardship on their own "small island," move to England, the Mother Country, for which the men have fought during World War II. Told through the intertwining stories of three very different characters the reception offered by an exhausted postwar Britain is not quite the warm embrace that they’d hoped for.Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:06:00 +000052:59http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20100206-2006.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20100206-2006a.mp3BBC World ServiceIndian writer Kiran Desai discusses her internationally best-selling work, The Inheritance of Loss.Indian writer Kiran Desai discusses her internationally best-selling work, The Inheritance of Loss....Indian writer Kiran Desai discusses her internationally best-selling work, The Inheritance of Loss.Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:06:00 +000053:00http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20100102-2006.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20100102-2006a.mp3BBC World ServiceThe great crime novelist James Ellroy discusses the first of three part trilogy about the American underworld, American Tabloid.The great crime novelist James Ellroy discusses the first of three part trilogy about the American underworld, American Tabloid....The great crime novelist James Ellroy discusses the first of three part trilogy about the American underworld, American Tabloid.Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:06:00 +000052:50http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20091205-2006.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20091205-2006a.mp3BBC World ServiceEgyptian writer Alaa Al-Aswaany discusses his best-selling novel, The Yacoubian Building, a moving study of politics and power in downtown Cairo.Egyptian writer Alaa Al-Aswaany discusses his best-selling novel, The Yacoubian Building, a moving study of politics and power in downtown Cairo....Egyptian writer Alaa Al-Aswaany discusses his best-selling novel, The Yacoubian Building, a moving study of politics and power in downtown Cairo.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:06:00 +000053:00http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20091107-2006.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20091107-2006b.mp3BBC World ServiceWorld famous German writer Gunter Grass talks about his controversial masterpiece, The Tin Drum, on World Book Club.World famous German writer Gunter Grass talks about his controversial masterpiece, The Tin Drum, on World Book Club....World famous German writer Gunter Grass talks about his controversial masterpiece, The Tin Drum, on World Book Club.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:06:00 +010053:00http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20091003-2006.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20091003-2006a.mp3BBC World ServiceAmerican writer Lionel Shriver discusses her novel, We Need to Talk about Kevin.American writer Lionel Shriver discusses her novel, We Need to Talk about Kevin....American writer Lionel Shriver discusses her novel, We Need to Talk about Kevin.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:48:00 +010053:00http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090709-0948.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090709-0948c.mp3BBC World ServiceNigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie discusses her novel Half of a Yellow Sun.Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie discusses her novel Half of a Yellow Sun....Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie discusses her novel Half of a Yellow Sun.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +010052:59http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090604-1200.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090604-1200b.mp3BBC World ServiceRenowned Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi discusses her classic novel Woman at Point Zero with Harriett Gilbert on World Book Club.Renowned Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi discusses her classic novel Woman at Point Zero with Harriett Gilbert on World Book Club....Renowned Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi discusses her classic novel Woman at Point Zero with Harriett Gilbert on World Book Club.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:32:00 +010053:00http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090430-1632.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090430-1632c.mp3BBC World ServiceHarriett Gilbert talks to the Australian author Kate Grenville about her book, The Secret River.Harriett Gilbert talks to the Australian author Kate Grenville about her book, The Secret River....Harriett Gilbert talks to the Australian author Kate Grenville about her book, The Secret River.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:27:00 +010053:00http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090403-1727.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090403-1727a.mp3BBC World ServiceHarriett Gilbert talks to Mohsin Hamid about his novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist.Harriett Gilbert talks to Mohsin Hamid about his novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist....Harriett Gilbert talks to Mohsin Hamid about his novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist.Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:06:00 +000053:00http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090307-0806.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090307-0806b.mp3BBC World ServiceHarriett Gilbert talks to David Guterson, in front of an invited audience, about his bestselling courtroom thriller Snow Falling on Cedars.Harriett Gilbert talks to David Guterson, in front of an invited audience, about his bestselling courtroom thriller Snow Falling on Cedars....Harriett Gilbert talks to David Guterson, in front of an invited audience, about his bestselling courtroom thriller Snow Falling on Cedars.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:46:00 +000053:00http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090209-1146.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090209-1146a.mp3BBC World ServiceIn front of an audience at the South Bank Arts Centre, London, Harriett Gilbert talks to Toni Morrison about her prize-winning book Beloved.In front of an audience at the South Bank Arts Centre, London, Harriett Gilbert talks to Toni Morrison about her prize-winning book Beloved....In front of an audience at the South Bank Arts Centre, London, Harriett Gilbert talks to Toni Morrison about her prize-winning book Beloved.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:31:00 +000052:59http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090209-1131.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20090209-1131a.mp3BBC World ServiceHarriett Gilbert talks to Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott about his epic poem Omeros, which explores ancient themes of displacement and exile in a modern Caribbean setting.Harriett Gilbert talks to Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott about his epic poem Omeros, which explores ancient themes of displacement and exile in a modern Caribbean setting....Harriett Gilbert talks to Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott about his epic poem Omeros, which explores ancient themes of displacement and exile in a modern Caribbean setting.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:28:00 +000052:31http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20081216-1528.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20081216-1528a.mp3BBC World ServiceHarriett Gilbert talks to iconic African American writer Alice Walker, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'The Color Purple'.Harriett Gilbert talks to iconic African American writer Alice Walker, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'The Color Purple'....Harriett Gilbert talks to iconic African American writer Alice Walker, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'The Color Purple'.Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:16:00 +000052:18http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20081118-1216.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20081118-1216a.mp3BBC World ServiceAmerican writer Annie Proulx talks about her prize-winning novel 'The Shipping News' and her short story 'Brokeback Mountain'.American writer Annie Proulx talks about her prize-winning novel 'The Shipping News' and her short story 'Brokeback Mountain'....American writer Annie Proulx talks about her prize-winning novel 'The Shipping News' and her short story 'Brokeback Mountain'.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:58:00 +010026:43http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080930-1658.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080930-1658a.mp3BBC World ServiceHarriett Gilbert talks to one of Britain's most popular comic writers David Lodge, about his prize-winning novel Nice Work.Harriett Gilbert talks to one of Britain's most popular comic writers David Lodge, about his prize-winning novel Nice Work....Harriett Gilbert talks to one of Britain's most popular comic writers David Lodge, about his prize-winning novel Nice Work.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:38:00 +010026:44http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080827-1138.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080827-1138.mp3BBC World ServiceTo mark the 50th anniversary of the first publication of the acclaimed African novel ‘Things Fall Apart’, we are repeating the memorable World Book Club with bestselling Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe.To mark the 50th anniversary of the first publication of the acclaimed African novel ‘Things Fall Apart’, we are repeating the memorable World Book Club with bestselling Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe....To mark the 50th anniversary of the first publication of the acclaimed African novel ‘Things Fall Apart’, we are repeating the memorable World Book Club with bestselling Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:25:00 +010026:53http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080730-1525.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080730-1525.mp3BBC World ServiceAmerican author John Irving discusses his bestselling novel 'The World According to Garp', the tragicomic lifestory of the author TS Garp.American author John Irving discusses his bestselling novel 'The World According to Garp', the tragicomic lifestory of the author TS Garp....American author John Irving discusses his bestselling novel 'The World According to Garp', the tragicomic lifestory of the author TS Garp.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:01:00 +010026:51http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080625-1701.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080625-1701.mp3BBC World ServiceBestselling writer Khaled Hosseini discusses The Kite Runner, his first novel set in Afghanistan, which has sold 15 million copies.Bestselling writer Khaled Hosseini discusses The Kite Runner, his first novel set in Afghanistan, which has sold 15 million copies....Bestselling writer Khaled Hosseini discusses The Kite Runner, his first novel set in Afghanistan, which has sold 15 million copies.Tue, 27 May 2008 15:54:00 +010026:46http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080527-1554.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080527-1554.mp3BBC World ServiceBest-selling English writer Sebastian Faulks talks about his heart-rending novel of love and war, Birdsong.Best-selling English writer Sebastian Faulks talks about his heart-rending novel of love and war, Birdsong....Best-selling English writer Sebastian Faulks talks about his heart-rending novel of love and war, Birdsong.Fri, 02 May 2008 10:50:00 +010026:42http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080502-1050.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080502-1050.mp3BBC World ServiceBest-selling American author Jane Smiley discusses A Thousand Acres, her ambitious reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear transposed onto an Iowan farmstead, which won the Pulitzer Prize.Best-selling American author Jane Smiley discusses A Thousand Acres, her ambitious reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear transposed onto an Iowan farmstead, which won the Pulitzer Prize....Best-selling American author Jane Smiley discusses A Thousand Acres, her ambitious reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear transposed onto an Iowan farmstead, which won the Pulitzer Prize.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:59:00 +010026:42http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080401-1459.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080401-1459.mp3BBC World ServiceAmerican crime writer Patricia Cornwell talks about Post Mortem, the first novel in her celebrated Kay Scarpetta series.American crime writer Patricia Cornwell talks about Post Mortem, the first novel in her celebrated Kay Scarpetta series....American crime writer Patricia Cornwell talks about Post Mortem, the first novel in her celebrated Kay Scarpetta series.Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:10:00 +000026:52http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080228-1710.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080228-1710.mp3BBC World ServiceIrish writer Edna O'Brien discusses The Country Girls, her novel about adolescence set in 1950's Ireland.Irish writer Edna O'Brien discusses The Country Girls, her novel about adolescence set in 1950's Ireland....Irish writer Edna O'Brien discusses The Country Girls, her novel about adolescence set in 1950's Ireland.Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:07:00 +000026:53http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080131-1107.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20080131-1107.mp3BBC World ServiceItalian author Umberto Eco discusses his novel 'The Name of the Rose', set in a 14th century Franciscan monastery.Italian author Umberto Eco discusses his novel 'The Name of the Rose', set in a 14th century Franciscan monastery....Italian author Umberto Eco discusses his novel 'The Name of the Rose', set in a 14th century Franciscan monastery.Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:41:00 +000026:52http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20071225-1641.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20071225-1641.mp3BBC World ServiceAmerican crime writer Sara Paretsky talks to Harriett Gilbert about her detective novel 'Indemnity Only'.American crime writer Sara Paretsky talks to Harriett Gilbert about her detective novel 'Indemnity Only'....American crime writer Sara Paretsky talks to Harriett Gilbert about her detective novel 'Indemnity Only'.Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:35:00 +000026:47http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20071128-1535.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20071128-1535.mp3BBC World ServiceA special fifth-anniversary edition of the World Book Club with the Sri Lankan-born, Canadian author Michael Ondaatje who discusses his best-loved novel'The English Patient'.A special fifth-anniversary edition of the World Book Club with the Sri Lankan-born, Canadian author Michael Ondaatje who discusses his best-loved novel'The English Patient'....A special fifth-anniversary edition of the World Book Club with the Sri Lankan-born, Canadian author Michael Ondaatje who discusses his best-loved novel'The English Patient'.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:04:00 +000026:59http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20071102-1204.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20071102-1204.mp3BBC World ServiceHarriett Gilbert talks to American author Armistead Maupin about his novel Tales of the City.Harriett Gilbert talks to American author Armistead Maupin about his novel Tales of the City....Harriett Gilbert talks to American author Armistead Maupin about his novel Tales of the City.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:19:00 +010023:55http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20070925-1719.mp3http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/wbc/wbc_20070925-1719.mp3BBC World Service