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Alaa Al Aswany on the culture of myopia.
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Alaa Al Aswany sees the potential for democracy across the entire Arab world.
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A negative interpretation of Islam adds to the forces against tolerance Alaa Al Aswany believes.
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If we just understood that we are all human beings first and foremost, we would not be witnessing many of the struggles we are seeing today.
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How a writer captures the human element will determine how long a piece of literature will last.
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All writers have to find their own rhythm, but Alaa Al Aswany finds his between 6 and 10:30 am.
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Alaa Al Aswany explains how a University of Illinois Histology department becomes a microcosm for the world.
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Alaa Al Aswany reveals the key to translating literature into other languages.
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Young Alaa As Aswany’s “garden full of flowers” had Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Marquez and Hemingway growing in it.
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Alaa Al Aswany talks about the impossibility of making a living as a writer in Egypt.
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Tom Perrotta talks about never getting around to reading what he should.
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Tom Perrotta debunks the maxim of always writing what you know.
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Tom Perrotta talks about the importance of having a writer and a thinker as president.
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Tom Perrotta notes a radical mood swing in American culture lately.
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Tom Perrotta tells of grappling with Catholicism and basic sexual urges.
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Tom Perrotta taks about his latest book and religious and moral values in the United States.
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Tom Perrotta recounts a childhood immersed in books.
