David talks to novelist Ian McEwan about his new Brexit parable, The Cockroach, and a lot else besides: counterfactual history, Labour party conferences, eighteenth-century satire, humanising judges and turning the economy on its head. But yes, it's all about the Brexit nightmare.
Further Learning:
You can buy The Cockroach hereAn extract from The CockroachMentioned in this Episode:
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