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Fireman Turned Writer Larry Brown

At 29, Brown decided to become an author, and taught himself fiction writing. He wrote five novels before one was finally published -- his debut, Dirty Work. He has a new collection of short stories, called Big Bad Love.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 26, 1990: Interview with Ann Giudici Fettner; Review of Paul Simon's album "The Rhythm of the Saints"; Interview with Larry Brown; Commentary on Anglicisms in…
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Paul Simon's "The Rhythm of the Saints"

World music critic Milo Miles says Paul Simon's earlier album Graceland featured excellent South African sounds, but was politically tone deaf. His new album takes its inspiration from Latin America, and while not as strong as Graceland, still has some poetic beauty.

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The Bungled Anglicism

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg examines the trend of Americans trying to affect a highbrow, British style -- for example, by using the word "shall" instead of "will."

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Remembering Author Larry Brown

We remember fireman turned writer Larry Brown. He died last week. He was 53. At the age of 29, Brown decided to become an author, and taught himself fiction writing. He moved from short stories for motorcycle magazines to critically acclaimed works in literary journals to a novel, Dirty Work.

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