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Author Seamas O'Reilly talks to Matt about his debut novel, Prestige Drama. Set in Derry, it tells the story of a Hollywood star coming to town to research a role for a Troubles based TV show and what happens when she mysteriously disappears.
Seamas also discusses the literature of Northern Ireland and the role writers play in getting to a collective truth.
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