Alan Hollinghurst & Marlon James: Hidden Histories

Taken from one of those events, Hidden Histories, is this podcast in which you can hear the writers Marlon James and Alan Hollinghurst come together to discuss how fiction can capture lives on the margins of history.

This recording, chaired by BBC Arts Correspondent Rebecca Jones, sees the pair discuss the similarities and differences between their methods of writing; whether they would call themselves ‘writers of gay novels’; who can and who can’t use adverbs; how sometimes they can’t finish a book, and the relief when they do, and, how they both appear to be wearing the same socks.

‘Someone once called me ‘Booker Bruiser Marlon James’’

Marlon James