1 November 2004
The Body by Hanif Kureishi
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Middle aged playwright, Adam, accepts a tempting offer to have his mind transplanted into a younger physique, but must then face the dire consequences of this decision to chase after his vanished youth.
Transcript
This transcript was typed from a recording of the program. The ABC cannot guarantee its complete accuracy because of the possibility of mishearing and occasional difficulty in identifying speakers.
Hanif Kureishi is the author of numerous novels, short story collections, screenplays and plays. His published works include My Beautiful Laundrette; The Black Album; Love in a Blue Time; My Son the Fanatic; Intimacy; Midnight All Day and Gabriel's Gift.
Sound engineer: Andrei Shabunov
Abridged, produced and directed by Anne Wynter
The Body is published by Faber.
Concludes November 12
