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    T.C. Boyle on the environment

    The novels of T.C. Boyle are well known for addressing complex concerns about the environment and endangered species. In this brief interview, we prepare for the February publication of Boyle's most exciting environmental novel, When the Killing's Done.

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    By Michael Silverblatt • Jan 26, 2011 • 14m Listen

    The novels of T.C. Boyle are well known for addressing complex concerns about the environment and endangered species. Books like

    A Friend of the Earth and

    The Tortilla Curtain are a couple of examples. In this brief interview, we prepare for the February publication of Boyle's most exciting environmental novel. Join us for this special drive show, and see how Boyle's themes have developed from his earliest work to his explosive new novel,

    When the Killing's Done.

    Read an excerpt from When the Killing's Done.

    When the Killing's Done

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      Michael Silverblatt

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