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Discussing the books "Paradise Postponed" and "Clinging To the Wreckage: A Part of Life" with the author John Mortimer

BROADCAST: Apr. 10, 1986 | DURATION: 00:55:14

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Broadcast Date
Apr. 10, 1986

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
55 minutes, 14 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Literature

People

Authors, Writers

Tags

Mortimer, John Clifford, 1923---Interviews Mortimer, John Clifford, 1923-. Paradise postponed. Mortimer, John Clifford, 1923-. Clinging to the wreckage. Rapstone Valley (England: Imaginary place)--Fictio WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Audiotapes.

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