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World Service,01 Dec 1999,27 mins

Waiting for Love in Commmunist China

Meridian

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Interview with Ha Jin, who talks about his novel, Waiting, that won the US National Book Award. It follows, over 20 years, the fortunes of a doctor, his traditional rural wife and his relationship with a nurse from the city. The latest Irish step-dancing show, Dancing on Dangerous Ground, in London, is reviewed. Indian film scholar P.K. Nair tells of the urgent need to preserve his country's early cinematic heritage. Composer John Harbison on his opera The Great Gatsby that premiered at the Metropolitain Opera, New York.

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