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Jane Smiley
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to American author Jane Smiley about A Thousand Acres, her novel based on the King Lear story.
Last on
Sun 3 Jan 1999
16:00
BBC Radio 4
Broadcast
- Sun 3 Jan 1999 16:00BBC Radio 4
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