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John le Carré on his legacy as a spy-turned-novelist
The master of the political thriller talks to Eleanor Wachtel about his storied career as both a spy and a writer, and discusses his new book, A Legacy of Spies, which sees the return of his most iconic character, George Smiley.
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀'s politically charged fiction paints an intimate portrait of contemporary Nigerian life
Nigerian writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ made a stunning debut in 2017 with her acclaimed first novel, Stay With Me. Focusing on a young couple's struggles with infertility and cultural tradition, the novel won the Prix Les Afriques, was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction and named a best book of the year by the Guardian and Wall Street Journal. Her new novel, A Spell of Good Things, examines themes of power, politics and poverty in modern-day Nigeria, interweaving the stories of…
Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo on Wizard of the Crow
This week on Writers and Company, host Eleanor Wachtel talks with Kenya's greatest novelist, Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, about his ambitious, satirical, epic work, Wizard of the Crow.
Southern writer Elizabeth Spencer on Landscapes of the Heart
From the American South - writer Elizabeth Spencer. The author of The Light in the Piazza and The Salt Line has written a memoir about her life in Mississippi, Italy, and Montreal, called Landscapes of the Heart.