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Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Ivankiad by Vladimir Voinovich, published in 1979 by Penguin Books; cover illustration by Michael Foreman.
Charles Adrian is joined for the 70th Second Hand Book Factory by failed mathematician and failed actuary Colin Bartlett. They talk about semi-autobiography, Duke Ellington, clouds and one of the best books of the twentieth century.
The Vera mentioned here is, of course, Vera Chok, whose most recent Page One at time of releasing this episode can be found here.
Yoruba Girl Dancing by Simi Bedford and The Ivankiad by Vladimir Voinovich are also discussed in Page One 180.
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: 3rd March, 2015.
Book listing:
Yoruba Girl Dancing by Simi Bedford
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Ivankiad by Vladimir Voinovich (trans. David Lapeza)
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