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Ben Okri talks about why he set his new book, Dangerous Love, in 1970s Lagos, where his hero is a young painter working hard to capture the world around him, as well as the heart of a married neighbour. Plus, shortlist announced for a new literary prize for fiction written by women, the Orange Prize; Peter Godwin's new memoir, Mukiwa; and Doris Lessing talks about Love Again, her new novel about a woman falling in love in her 60s.
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