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Ehud Ya'ari Discusses the Intifada.

Israeli journalist Ehud Ya'ari (A-hood yah-HAR-ee). He's the co-author of "Intifada: The Palestinian Uprising-Israel's Third Front." The book chronicles the events leading up to the Palestinian uprising, and it examines how the Israeli government misread, and misreported, the events surrounding the Intifada. Ehud Ya'ari covers Middle East affairs for Israeli television. The book's co-author, Ze'ev Schiff is military correspondent for the Israeli newspaper "Ha'aretz." The pair also collaborated on the books "Israel's Lebanon War," and "The Year of The Dove." ("Intifada" is published by Simon and Schuster).

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 26, 1990: Interview with Ehud Ya'ari; Review of a new recording of Leon Kirchner's music; Interview with Jessica Hagedorn; Commentary on Louise DuArt.
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Volatile Composer Leon Kirchner.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new release of works by 20th century composer Leon Kirchner. Lloyd say Kirchner has managed to fuse the two major influences of 20th-century classical music, Schoenberg and Stravinsky. (the album's on the Elektra/Nonesuch label).

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Filipina American Writer Jessica Hagedorn.

Writer Jessica Hagedorn. Her debut novel, "The Dogeaters," is set amid the mixture of cultures that makes up the Philippines. Hagedorn herself was born and raised in the Philippines. Prior to this novel, she's been a poet, performance artist, playwright, and commentator for "Crossroads." ("The Dogeaters" is published by Pantheon).

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