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    Mark Salzman

    Author Mark Salzman once aspired to play cello, a creative pursuit he recently returned to in the process of finishing his new novel, &quotLying Awake." He created a performance piece about playing the cello and writing the novel, and performs an excerpt from it.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sarah Spitz • Dec 27, 2000 • 1 min read

    Author Mark Salzman once aspired to play cello, a creative pursuit he recently returned to in the process of finishing his new novel, &quotLying Awake.&quot He created a performance piece about playing the cello and writing the novel, and performs an excerpt from it.

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