• ’Rapture and beauty’: a writer's portrait of the International Space Station

  • Nov 8 2024
  • Length: 26 mins
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’Rapture and beauty’: a writer's portrait of the International Space Station

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  • Samantha Harvey's Booker Prize shortlisted novel Orbital is set inside an International Space Station-like vessel circling 250 miles above Earth. It looks at a day-in-the-life of the crew, investigating the contrasts they experience during the 16 orbits they make around the planet, crossing continents, oceans and the line separating night and day.


    On the latest episode of Nature hits the books, Samantha joins us to discuss why the ISS is a rich setting for fiction, the challenges of putting yourself in the shoes of an astronaut, and how distance can give new perspectives on global issues like climate change.


    Orbital Samantha Harvey Vintage (2024)


    Music supplied by Airae/Epidemic Sound


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