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Other segments from the episode on January 3, 1992
Norman Mailer Discusses his New C. I. A. Novel.
Author Norman Mailer. Over the past four decades Mailer's evolved into one of America's most important, and at times most flamboyant, writers. His latest novel, titled "Harlot's Ghost," is a fictionalized history of the CIA. (Rebroadcast. Original date 10/8/91).
Drugs and Vision in "Naked Lunch."
Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the new film version of William Burrough's novel, "Naked Lunch."
Rock History: The Sounds of 1952.
Rock historian Ed Ward begins a series of pieces on rock 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago. Today, he goes back to 1952, and the early days of rock and roll.
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