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Episode image is a detail from the cover of The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, published in 1997 by Flamingo; jacket design by the Senate; cover photograph © Sanjeev Saith.
For the 101st Page One (which, as listeners of Page One 100 will know, is actually the 102nd episode of the podcast), Charles Adrian talks about the five novels he would take with him to a desert island, if he were forced to go. And allowed to take books. These books are essential. And long.
The Folding Star by Alan Hollinghurst is discussed in more detail in Page One 141, which you can find here.
This episode has been edited to remove music that is no longer covered by licence for this podcast.
This episode features a jingle written for the podcast by the band Friends Of Friends.
Episode released: 28th July, 2015.
Book listing:
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
A Place Of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel
A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust
The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Links:
Vikram Seth misses his deadline
Vikram Seth on Desert Island Discs
Longest novels ever written wiki
Friends Of Friends on Soundcloud