Allegra Goodman: "The Heart of the Jewish Experience"

Name: Allegra Goodman: "The Heart of the Jewish Experience"
Uploaded: 2010-09-26T08:00:00Z
Duration: P272S
Description: Novelist Allegra Goodman say entering into the minds of religious people is "a very rich place to be as a writer." Her new book is called "The Cookbook Collector, "and we spoke with her at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC about writer Chaim Potok, religious poet John Donne, and Jewish charaters in her earlier novel "Kaaterskill Falls."

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Novelist Allegra Goodman say entering into the minds of religious people is "a very rich place to be as a writer." Her new book is called "The Cookbook Collector, "and we spoke with her at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC about writer Chaim Potok, religious poet John Donne, and Jewish charaters in her earlier novel "Kaaterskill Falls."

Aired: 09/28/10

Rating: NR

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Allegra Goodman: "The Heart of the Jewish Experience"

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