2022-12-03
49 分钟Welcome to the World Book Club podcast.
I'm Harriet Gilbert and this month marks the last in our series celebrating the exuberance of youth.
And the novel we've been reading tells the story of three young Indian men who come to Britain, each desperate to find a better life than the one he's left behind.
It's called the Year of the Runaways.
And here with us in Sheffield's Crucible Theatre to answer questions about the book from an invited audience and BBC listeners around the world, is its award winning author, Sanjeev Sahota.
Sanjeev, welcome to World Book Club.
Thanks, Harriet.
It's a pleasure to be here.
Sheffield is your hometown.
So did you manage to walk here this evening?
Not quite.
It was a.
It was a short drive through the traffic, but yeah, it was fine.
Oh, well, you avoided the bitter cold then.
Yeah, but it is November.
I suppose it should be.
It's November.
Yeah, but I'm a southerner, I feel the cold.
Anyway.
Since moving to Sheffield, having graduated from Imperial College London, Sanjeev has published three novels and been included by Granta magazine in its list of the 20 best young writers.