Interview: Edward Albee talks about what he wishes he had written

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STEVE INSKEEP
Morning Edition (NPR)
11-23-2004
Interview: Edward Albee talks about what he wishes he had written

Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM

STEVE INSKEEP, host:

This next story is about a great writer as remembered by another great writer. The late Samuel Beckett was a Nobel laureate and founder of what's called The Theater of the Absurd. He wrote, "Waiting for Godot," "Happy Days" and "Krapp's Last Tape." Those who remember him include Edward Albee, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," "The Zoo Story," and "A Delicate Balance." The men ...

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