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Philosopher Sissela Bok on Her Nobel Prize-Winning Mother

Bok is the author of several books on the ethics of lying and keeping secrets. Her newest is a memoir about her mother, the Nobel Prize-winning Alva Myrdal, who was called the most modern woman in the world.

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Other segments from the episode on May 28, 1991

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 28, 1991: Interview with Sissela Bok; Interviwe with Ari L. Goldman; Review of Hilary Spurling's book "Paul Scott."

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