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Getting 'An Education' (And More) From Nick Hornby
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TERRY GROSS
NPR Fresh Air
09-30-2009
Getting 'An Education' (And More) From Nick Hornby
Host: TERRY GROSS
Time 12:00-13:00 PM
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TERRY GROSS, host:
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. My guest, Nick Hornby, is best known for his novel "High Fidelity," about a guy who owns a record store and is obsessed with pop music. "High Fidelity," and Hornby's books "Fever Pitch" and "About A Boy," were adapted into films. Hornby returns to the world of music obsession in his new novel, "Juliet, Naked."
The novel starts with a British couple, Duncan and Annie, making a pilgrimage to America that ...
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