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Listen: Richard Kelly on his new novel “The Knives”

The author speaks to Sameer Rahim, Prospect’s Arts and Books Editor

By Sameer Rahim

August 11, 2016

In Prospect’s latest podcast, the novelist Richard Kelly discusses a Conservative Home Secretary struggling to cope with a multitude of problems: terrorism, civil liberties, immigration and human rights. But Kelly isn’t talking about the former Home Secretary Theresa May; he’s talking about David Blaylock, the protagonist of his new political thriller The Knives. Through Blaylock, Kelly explores the difficulties of being a politician in the 21^st century: the knives are out for you, always.

Sameer Rahim is publisher at the Bridge Street Press. He was formerly Prospect’s managing editor and arts and books editor. His novel “Asghar and Zahra” (JM Originals) was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize. He was a judge for the 2020 Booker Prize

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