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Series on Memoir, episode 2. In this episode, Eleanor talks with one of England's great literary critics, Sir Frank Kermode. An expert on the Bible, Shakespeare, and the classics, he talks about his memoir Not Entitled and about growing up on the Isle of Man in the 1920s and '30s.

Eleanor Wachtel speaks with the Whitbread Prize winner Matthew Kneale. He talks about English Passengers - his ambitious novel about 19th century Tasmania. Also, American novelist Chaim Potok - famous for The Chosen and My Name is Asher Lev. His latest book is called Old Men at Midnight.