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"Skios" with author Michael Frayn

Writers and Company

September 9, 2012

Season 2012, Episode 300081503

52:42

Michael Frayn is a master of farce and morality, politics and science. He talks with Eleanor about his new farce, a novel called "Skios," and offers heartfelt insight into the life of his father.

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