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D. Keith Mano Explores Christianity and Sex in His New Novel.

Writer D. Keith Mano. He often combines the spiritual and the profane in his writing. He's best known for his novels, "Bishop's Progress," "War is Heaven," "The Proselytizer," and "Take Five," all having to do with the themes of Christianity, and for his columns in the "National Review," and "Oui," as well as his reporting for "Playboy." He once lived as a transvestite for "Playboy." His new novel is a thriller, "Topless," about a priest who returns to his home town to take care of the family restaurant. It turns out that the restaurant is a topless one, and the dancers are getting murdered. MANO spent years of research on the novel, and conducted over 300 interviews. ("Topless" is published by Random House). (Interview by Marty Moss-Coane)

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Other segments from the episode on August 16, 1991

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 16, 1991: Interview with D. Keith Mano; Interview with John Feinstein; Review of Chris Whitley's album "Living with the Law."

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