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Source: NPR "Talk of the Nation"

Roundup

11-24-06

Literature: What makes a classic? [audio 30min]

This year marks the centennial of Everyman's Classics, and the publishing house Alfred A. Knopf recently relaunched the library. Editor Sonny Mehta and writers Joan Didion and Z.Z. Packer talk about what makes a classic.

Read entire article at NPR "Talk of the Nation"