Private Passions - Garth Greenwell
The American writer Garth Greenwell won widespread acclaim for his first novel, What Belongs to You, including the British Book Award for the Debut of the Year in 2016. This success would have surprised his high-school teachers in Kentucky. As a teenager, he failed English and decided to follow a very different path: he turned to singing and eventually trained as an opera singer.
Studying music led him back to literature – writing poems, novels and working as a teacher in Bulgaria. His most recent novel, Small Rain, focuses on a severe medical emergency which leads to deep meditations on our vulnerability, life and love.
Garth's musical passions include works by Mahler, Britten, Richard Strauss and the 16th century English composer John Taverner.
Presenter Michael Berkeley Producer Clare Walker
Published on Sunday, 20th October 2024.
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