Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Existentialist novels

Existentialism ( ) is a form of philosophical inquiry that explores the issue of human existence. Existentialist philosophers explore questions related to the meaning, purpose, and value of human existence.

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CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsBritish novels adapted into television showsNovels first published in serial formVictorian novelsFrame storiesModernist novelsBritish novellasRoman à clef novelsFiction with unreliable narratorsRussian novels adapted into films, Novels set in Saint Petersburg

  1. Crime and Punishment

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Dostoevsky's novel in which Raskolnikov is mediocre but thinks he's superior and his future more important than the lives of the women he kills

    14 November 2019

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    Featuring: Sarah Huspith, Oliver Ready, Sarah Young

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    CultureNovels first published in serial formExistentialist novelsRussian novels adapted into films, Novels set in Saint Petersburg

  2. Heart of Darkness

    Melvyn Bragg discusses Joseph Conrad's Novel, Heart of Darkness, a critique of colonialism at the turn of the century

    15 February 2007

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    Featuring: Susan Jones, Robert Hampson, Laurence Davies

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    CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsBritish novels adapted into television showsNovels first published in serial formVictorian novelsModernist novelsFrame storiesBritish novellasRoman à clef novelsExistentialist novelsFiction with unreliable narrators