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Filmmaker John Sayles' on Writing Novels

Sayles' films include Return of the Secaucus Seven, Brother From Another Planet, Matewan, and Eight Men Out. He has just written a novel, called Los Gusanos, about Cuban Americans living in Miami. He joins Fresh Air to talk about the difference between moviemaking and creative writing.

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Other segments from the episode on June 5, 1991

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 5, 1991: Interview with John Sayles; Review of the television show "I, Claudius"; Interview with Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown; Review of a home video of…

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