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David Mitchell: Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell traces the consequences of greed from the beginnings of imperialism far into the future and the end of civilization...
By Michael Silverblatt • • 30m Listen(Random House), by the extravagantly gifted
David Mitchell, traces the consequences of greed from the beginnings of imperialism far into the future and the end of civilization. It's a wild ride with a new generation's
wunderkind. (The film, a science fiction drama based on the novel, is now playing at theaters.)
Read an excerpt from Cloud Atlas.
Note: This program was originally broadcast on January 20, 2005.
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