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- Marjorie Van Halteren
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- "RN Documentary: Imagination is the Instrument of Compassion"
- Summary: Of the many books which have appeared in new genre which has been called “post-9/11 fiction” one of the most striking is Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.”
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Review of RN Documentary: Imagination is the Instrument of Compassion
Marjorie Van Halteren
Posted on October 28, 2005 at 02:03 PM
This is part literary program (focusing on Jonathan Safran Foer, who appears in the program) and part cultural sound essay - but it is all parts elegance, eloquence and soul. For stations that still use reference tones - or trust a fine CD to capture the most delicate beginnings as an audience holds its breath and the orchestra begins. I only wish I'd written about it well before September 11 - but never mind - no hook required.