Rónán Hession reads chapters from his debut novel, Leonard and Hungry Paul, from his home in Dublin. He is joined by Inger Johansson, who reads her Swedish translation.

For each episode of 'Talking Translations' we have paired a story with a language, and asked the author and translator to read their work aloud. It is our hope to share these stories with listeners around the world, heard in languages where the author may not yet be widely published.

Literature Ireland Promotes Irish literary authors and their work worldwide and is funded by Culture Ireland and the Arts Council. To read the full stories in English and Swedish, and to learn more about what we do, visit www.literatureireland.com. For any queries, or to say hello, please email [email protected]. The intro/outro music kindly used with permission from David Hilowitz. Editing, music selection and some composition by Ciarán McCann. Introduction by Lynsey Reed.