A History of Seduction

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A History of Seduction

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43 minutes

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Feb 14, 2020

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Clement Knox talks about “Seduction,” and Elisabeth Egan discusses Amina Cain’s “Indelicacy.”

Released:

Feb 14, 2020

Format:

Podcast episode

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The world's top authors and critics join host Pamela Paul and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week's top books, what we're reading and what's going on in the literary world.

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