Book Show 2008-10-02
The Book Show
The Book Show is ABC Radio National's home for the discussion of everything relating to the written word. This daily program will explore the many worlds in which we find readers and writers, publishers and booksellers, playwrights and lyricists, bloggers and journalists, book illustrators and type designers -- all working with words and the medium of language.
The legacy of Mahmoud Darwish
When Palestinian poet and author Mahmoud Darwish died in August three days of mourning were declared and Darwish was accorded the equivalent of a state funeral. Mahmoud Darwish published over thirty volumes of poetry and eight books of prose. His work won numerous awards and has been published in many languages, including Hebrew.
Junot Diaz gives thanks to literature
Junot Diaz is author of the Pulitzer prize winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao... 
