Why John Irving’s latest protagonist is a fiction writer
Clip: 11/3/2015 | 7m 9s
Why novelist John Irving’s latest protagonist is a fiction writer
In novelist John Irving’s new book, “Avenue of Mysteries,” a poor child in Mexico picks up books from out of the trash and grows up to be a prominent American writer. Irving joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss what distinguishes his characters and his writing process.
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Why John Irving’s latest protagonist is a fiction writer
Clip: 11/3/2015 | 7m 9s
In novelist John Irving’s new book, “Avenue of Mysteries,” a poor child in Mexico picks up books from out of the trash and grows up to be a prominent American writer. Irving joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss what distinguishes his characters and his writing process.
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