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Patrick McGrath, exploring man's darker side

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We speak to author Patrick McGrath. His latest novel is set in New York, the city he now calls home. How will "Trauma," a tale of troubled psyches and internal conflict, translate for a French audience? And, more than a century after the Huckleberry Finn author's death, the release of Mark Twain's autobiography sees him once again riveting readers.

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We'll also be hearing from Mexican artists who feel they've unfairly fallen victim to a diplomatic spat that's thrown a spanner into plans to exhibit their works in Europe.

 

 

 

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