Arts & Ideas - Night Waves - Amy Tan, Strange Blooms, François Mitterrand

Night Waves - Amy Tan, Strange Blooms, François Mitterrand

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Bestselling writer Amy Tan joins Anne McElvoy to discuss her new novel, The Valley of Amazement. Choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh's latest work, Strange Blooms, is inspired by the visual flamboyance of flowers; she is joined by fashion historian Caroline Cox to explore the changing depictions of flowers in fashion and culture. Writer Philip Short discusses his biography of one of the key architects of modern Europe, François Mitterrand.

Published on Friday, 29th November 2013.

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