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  • Books
  • Episode 526
  • 19 Oct 2025
  • 29 min

Olivier Norek on courage, conflict and history

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  • Meet the Writers
  • Books
  • Episode 526
  • 29 min

French author Olivier Norek presents ‘The Winter Warriors’, his first historical novel, on the 1939 Soviet invasion of Finland. He joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his research and why this story deserves global recognition.

Host
  • Georgina Godwin
Contributor
  • Steph Chungu

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