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(This episode is marked as explicit because of strong language.)
Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Clown by Heinrich Böll, published in 1988 by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd.
Richard Purnell, a man who likes to take the truth for a walk, joins Charles Adrian for the 67th Second Hand Book Factory. They talk about the comedy to be found in the detail, the morality of converts and a rare German book in translation.
Another book by Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, is discussed in Page One 155.
The Clown by Heinrich Böll is also discussed in Page One 179.
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: 20th January, 2015.
Book listing:
What Am I Doing Here by Bruce Chatwin
The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton
The Clown by Heinrich Böll (trans. Leila Vennewitz)
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