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The Observer Book Club

The Observer Book Club brings to life great stories, ideas and debate. Hosted by the Observer’s literary editor Tom Gatti. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

William Boyd

01 Oct 2026

51m

Simon Sebag Montefiore

17 Sep 2026

48m

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The modern Middle East emerged from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the subsequent creation of new states by imperial powers, a process defined by the rise of nationalist "nation makers" like Reza Shah and Ataturk. Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore argues that the 1979 Iranian Revolution serves as a critical, epo...

Rutger Bregman

09 Sep 2026

33m

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