Francis Spufford on faith, fantasy and the craft of fiction

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  Hello, I'm Georgina Godwin and this is Meet the Writers.

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  My guest today is a British author whose work moves freely between history,

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  imagination, faith and invention.

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  He began as one of our most distinctive writers of non-fiction before turning to novels that bend genre,

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  time and expectation.

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  His latest book is None Such.

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  Francis Buffett.

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  Welcome to Meet the Writers.

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  Thank you for having me.

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  Such an honour to have you on this show.

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  I've long been an admirer of your work.

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  We once, I think, did a very short interview on a telephone,

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  but to have you here in your splendid hat is wonderful.

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  Do you think I should describe the hat for radio?

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  I think you should.

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  It's my weekend best and special occasion hat.

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  It's a scarlet and gold thread thing from Bukhara,

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  which sounds much more ambitious and elaborate than it really needs to be

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  because actually it's just my solution to male pattern.

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  Well, it looks splendid.

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