Bryan Washington
The American writer Bryan Washington speaks about his new novel, Palaver, and, together with presenter James Crawford, they explore its connections to three other literary works.
The American writer Bryan Washington speaks to Take Four Books about his new novel, Palaver, and, together with presenter James Crawford, they explore its connections to three other literary works. Palaver focuses on the tense relationship between protagonists 鈥渢he son鈥� and 鈥渢he mother鈥�. The son is an American who has lived in Tokyo for the best part of a decade, teaching English as a foreign language. Throughout this period, he鈥檚 been estranged from his Jamaican-American mother back home in Texas, until one day she arrives uninvited on his doorstep.
Bryan's three chosen influences in this episode are: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto from 1988; Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson from 2016; and Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park from 2021.
Producer: Dominic Howell
Editor: Gillian Wheelan
This was a 麻豆社 Audio Scotland production.
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- Sunday 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sun 15 Feb 2026 00:15麻豆社 Radio 4
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Take Four Books
James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.
