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A Novel of Desperate Characters Struggling for a Voice

Book critic John Leonard says poet Brad Leithauser writes difficult fiction. The author's new novel, Hence, features an apocalyptic view of the modern world. Leonard calls it a contradictory book filled with Nabokovian cleverness.

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Other segments from the episode on January 3, 1989

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, January 3, 1989: Interview with Audre Lorde; Review of three albums in the "New New Orleans" jazz series; Interview with John Schulian; Review of Brad Leithhauser's novel …

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