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May 2022
49m 15s

Julian Barnes: Flaubert at 200

THE LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS
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Julian Barnes reads his memoir about a lifetime of reading Flaubert. Read the piece, and listen to the reading without ads, here: https://lrb.me/flaubertpod Subscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: https://mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b Title music by Kieran Brunt / Produced by Anthony Wilks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn mor ... Show More
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