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Character Building

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photoAn author in search of character or plot may look to dreams, a scotch, or a clerk at the drugstore to stir the muse. The origins of literature's most enduring characters, from Holly Golightly to Jay Gatsby.

Guests:

Andre Bernard, Vice President and Publisher of Harcourt Brace, author of "Madame Bovary, C'est Moi And Other Excursions into the Origins of Famous Literary Characters "

This program aired on January 2, 2004.

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