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The Penguin Podcast: Robert Harris

Author Robert Harris joins Richard E. Grant in the Penguin studio to talk about his latest novel, Conclave

15 February 2016

Robert explains why the election of a new Pope is the perfect setting for a thriller and talks about being given an exclusive tour of the Vatican as part of his research.

He brings along his first typewriter, which he bought for £10 when he was twelve years old, and explains why having a bust of Cicero sitting on his desk helps to focus his mind.

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Conclave
- Robert Harris
THE POWER OF GOD. THE AMBITION OF MEN.
***SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***
The Pope is dead.
Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world’s most secretive election.
They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals.
Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth.
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Munich, Robert Harris's new spy thriller set in the days leading up to World War II, is available now.
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‘Unputdownable’ Guardian
‘Gripping’ Sunday Times
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