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Pretty Birds by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon has written his first novel, Pretty Birds. He joins Jonathan Kirsch in conversation about the people of Sarajevo who inspired it, and his experience reporting from that war torn region and the multiethnic morass it fell into.

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KCRW placeholderBy Sarah Spitz • May 10, 2005 • 1 min read

NPR's Scott Simon has written his first novel, Pretty Birds. He joins Jonathan Kirsch in conversation about the people of Sarajevo who inspired it, and his experience reporting from that war torn region and the multiethnic morass it fell into.

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