Three of our greatest short story writers read a story that questions what it means to be human.
Following on from our discussion on the art of curiosity, three leading authors read a story that questions what it means to be human; to live, to love, to fall ill, to suffer a head injury, and even to change species altogether.
Helen Simpson reads The Scan, AL Kennedy reads Knocked, and Sarah Hall reads her winning entry from the BBC’s Short Story competition: Mrs Fox. These are three of the most distinctive writers working in Britain today.
