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Searching for redemption with author Dinaw Mengestu

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In today’s show, the award winning, acclaimed author Dinaw Mengestu talks to Eve Jackson about identity, love, isolation and why his book is NOT an immigrant novel. Also in the programme: the political power and escapism of Pakistan's music scene, and why run-of-the-mill restaurants are so pre-recession.

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