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World Service,04 Apr 1996,4 mins

The Woman Who Laughed

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Joyce Carol Oates describes a scene where an extremely strong-willed young woman leaves a very liberal, intellectual New York City society and moves to another part of the United States. Her personality runs into conflict in her new environment. The playwright describes the process of writing for radio.

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