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Lumet has directed 40 films, which have received over 50 Academy Award Nominations. His films include "Network," "Fail-Safe," "Dog Day Afternoon," and "The Prince of the City." He details his craft in his new book Making Movies. We'll feature an interview with Lumet recorded in 1988. (Rebroadcast)

Terry Gross talks with the Croatian writer about her book Have a Nice Day: From the Balkan War to the American Dream. Part memoir, part short story collection, the book chronicles the writer's transplanted life as a lecturer in Middletown, Connecticut, a world away from the brutal Balkan war.

Classical music Critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new recording of a major Tchaikovsky opera that hasn't gotten much attention in the United States. It's called "Mazeppa."