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5. Non, je ne regrette rien—Edith Piaf in Five Songs
Edith Piaf in five songs. Elizabeth Alker on Piaf's 1960 classic Non, je ne regrette rien.
4. Hymne à l'amour—Edith Piaf in Five Songs
Edith Piaf defined five songs. Myriam Phiro explores love and death in Hymne à l'amour.
3. Les Amants d'un jour—Edith Piaf in Five Songs
The French singer Edith Piaf - from her mouth to your heart, through five classic songs.
2. L'Accordéoniste—Edith Piaf in Five Songs
The French singer Edith Piaf - from her mouth to your heart in five of her songs.
1. Milord—Edith Piaf in Five Songs
Edith Piaf - from her mouth to your heart in five songs. 1: Milord by Lucy O'Meara.
5. Dear John le Carré...—Letters to the Overrated and the Underrated
Ian Sansom is writing uncoded messages to late English-Irish spy novelist John le Carré.
4. Dear Octavia Butler...—Letters to the Overrated and the Underrated
Ian Sansom is sending imaginary dispatches to late American sci-fi writer Octavia Butler.
3. Dear Clarice Lispector...—Letters to the Overrated and the Underrated
Ian Sansom fires off a quick line or two to late Brazilian novelist Clarice Lispector.
2. Dear Joseph Conrad...—Letters to the Overrated and the Underrated
Ian Sansom pens imaginary missives to late Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad.
1. Dear Katherine Mansfield...—Letters to the Overrated and the Underrated
Ian Sansom drops a line to late New Zealand-born author and critic Katherine Mansfield.