Fiction with unreliable narrators
An unreliable narrator is a narrator whose credibility is compromised. They can be found in fiction and film, and range from children to mature characters.
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CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsBritish novels adapted into television showsNovels adapted into operasNovels first published in serial formNovels adapted into balletsVictorian novelsFiction about suicideFrame storiesLove storiesModernist novelsBritish novellasWorks published under a pseudonymBritish Gothic novelsNonlinear narrative novelsNovels about revengeRoman à clef novels1840s fantasy novels, Ghost novels1847 British novelsExistentialist novelsNovels set in YorkshireNovels set in the 18th century
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
Featuring: Susan Jones, Robert Hampson, Laurence Davies
Wuthering Heights
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emily Bronte's story of Heathcliff and Cathy, of love, hatred, revenge and self-destruction across two generations in a remote moorland home.
28 September 2017
Featuring: Karen O'Brien, John Bowen, Alexandra Lewis
CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsVictorian novels1847 British novelsBritish novels adapted into television showsFrame storiesNonlinear narrative novels1840s fantasy novels, Ghost novelsNovels adapted into operasBritish Gothic novelsNovels set in the 18th centuryNovels adapted into balletsNovels set in YorkshireNovels about revengeWorks published under a pseudonymFiction with unreliable narratorsFiction about suicideLove stories