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In his fifth novel, award-winning writer John Wray explores identity, rebellion and radicalism through the eyes of a teenage woman. Wray talks to Eleanor Wachtel about the 'pure and dangerous' age of adolescence.

Since the end of Franco's regime in 1975, Spain has transformed itself into a democratic, multicultural society. Spanish writing today dares to challenge long-held cultural myths and issues that linger from the Spanish Civil War and Franco's dictatorship. The arrival of immigrants from Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe has also changed the way Spain sees itself. In this third of a special five-part series, host Eleanor Wachtel speaks with novelist, Antonio Muñoz Molina. His unusual…

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.

A special program devoted to the American writer, Cynthia Ozick - a woman who infuses her fiction and essays with intellectual passion and brilliance. Ozick reads from two of her works. (Please note: the audio cuts out from 31:19-31:25)

This week on Writers and Company, host Eleanor Wachtel talks with Michael Chabon. From Wonder Boys and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay to his latest, The Yiddish Policeman's Union, he's a great American storyteller.