This week, Toby Lichtig interviews the new Booker laureate, Shehan Karunatilaka, and discovers why he killed off his protagonist; and we explore the latest developments in a Chaucerian controversy.

‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ by Shehan Karunatilaka

Mary C Flannery on Chaucer

Produced by Charlotte Pardy

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