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Colson Whitehead - Viewing Trauma Through a Personal Lens in "The Nickel Boys" - Extended Interview
Season 25 E 17 • 11/04/2019

Colson Whitehead discusses "The Nickel Boys," his historical fiction novel that portrays the experiences of two young boys in an abusive reform school during the 1960s.
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