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    Steve Martin

    Shopgirl (Hyperion) When Steve Martin brought out his first novella, Shopgirl praise from the writing community (Salman Rushdie, for example) indicated that he can be taken seriously...

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    By Michael Silverblatt • Feb 21, 2002 • 30m Listen

    Steve Martin brought out his first novella,

    Shopgirl (Hyperion), praise from the writing community (Salman Rushdie, for example) indicated that he can be taken seriously. How does a performer transform himself into a novelist? And how does a novelist who works in Hollywood deal with that old diehard of commercial movies: the happy ending?

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