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May 2022
36m 7s

Brian Morton on ‘Tasha: A Son’s Memoir’

The New York Times
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Morton discusses his first work of nonfiction, and Rachel Careau talks about translating “Chéri” and “The End of Chéri,” by Colette. 
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