Jonathan Lethem Reads James Thurber

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Recorded03 Mar 2008

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Jonathan Lethem reads James Thurber's short story "The Wood Duck" and discusses Thurber with The New Yorker's fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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