DAMAGED LANGUAGE IBD

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Damaged Language contains four radio plays by Richard Nelson:LANGUAGES SPOKEN HEREGiles Cooper Award winnerá á&ldquo,a morally ambiguous comedy&hellip,an American in London thinks he&rsquo,s translating a novel by a penniless Polish emigre, only to find, after befriending and patronizing him, that the Pole has ditched his benefactor for another hack&hellip, True and funny as well.&rdquo,Paul Ferris, The Observerá á&ldquo,A neat, beautifully written, serious comedy about translation, exile and betrayal&mdash,one of the very best on Radio 3 last year.&rdquo,Nigel Andrews, The Listener&ldquo,A rare sort of treat&hellip,a very funny play, delicate in its touches, but sharp as a needle.&rdquo,Gillian Reynolds, The Daily TelegraphEATING WORDSGiles Cooper Award winnerá á&ldquo,Totally enthralling&hellip, Richard Nelson is God&rsquo,s gift (or at least America&rsquo,s) to English radio drama.&rdquo,Nigel Andrews, The Listenerá á&ldquo,A thoroughly absorbing account of two writers on a drunken tour of London.&rdquo,Plays and PlayersáADVICE TO EASTERN EUROPEá á&ldquo,A masterly short play&mdash,a post-Cold War romance that is witty [and] technically bold&mdash,examines how one woman&rsquo,s Utopia may be another person&rsquo,s capitalist nightmare.&rdquo,Quentin Curtis, The Independent on SundayTHE AMERICAN WIFEá á&ldquo,A reminder that Nelson is the sharpest observer around of the gulf separating Britain and America.&rdquo,Michael Billington, The Guardian