Sam Lipsyte Reads James Purdy

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Recorded01 Aug 2015

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Sam Lipsyte joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss James Purdy’s “About Jessie Mae,” from a 1957 issue of the magazine. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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