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Two Essay Collections Both Have a "Strong, Cut-the-Crap Literary Voice"

Commentator Maureen Corrigan reviews "Criminal Convictions" by Nicholas Freeling and "Skin" by Dorothy Allison. Corrigan says that, with their vastly different perspectives, reading them together was "exhilarating."

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Other segments from the episode on July 5, 1994

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 5, 1994: Interview with Ian Buruma; Obituary for Marion Williams; Review of Nicholas Freeling's book "Criminal Convictions" and Dorothy Allison's book "Skin."
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How the Defeated Remembers World War III

Ian Buruma has just written the book, "The Wages of Guilt," which explores the different ways in which the people of Germany and Japan remember World War II. He seeks to explain why Germany has a collective sense of guilt over its war crimes, while Japan tries to forget its involvement in the war. Buruma's other books include "God's Dust" and "Playing the Game."

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The "Amazing Grace" of Gospel Singer Marion Williams

Williams died on Saturday at the age of 66. Her trademark, a long-lasting high A-flat "whooo," has been adopted by most gospel singers and soul singers like Little Richard and Aretha Franklin. A pioneer of gospel music, she started singing with the Clara Ward Singers, the first gospel group to perform outside the church. A self- proclaimed "Holy Roller", in 1993 WILLIAMS received the MacArthur Foundation grant and the Kennedy Center Honars Award in Washington for her lifetime achievement in the arts.We replay out 1993 interview with her.

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This Romanian film about immigration and vanishing jobs hits close to home

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