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Patrick McGuinness: Back to Bouillon
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Patrick McGuinness reads his diary from our 6th June issue about his family’s hometown of Bouillon in Belgium. He reflects on the linguistic and national barriers he crossed to return there each year; on the changes wrought on the town by the end of the industrial era; and on the ways that history and global politics can shape a locality beyond recognition.
Read the diary here: https://lrb.me/mcguinnesspod
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346 episodes
Manage episode 430481244 series 1511873
Patrick McGuinness reads his diary from our 6th June issue about his family’s hometown of Bouillon in Belgium. He reflects on the linguistic and national barriers he crossed to return there each year; on the changes wrought on the town by the end of the industrial era; and on the ways that history and global politics can shape a locality beyond recognition.
Read the diary here: https://lrb.me/mcguinnesspod
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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