NewsHour Conversations with National Book Award Winners: 1997 - 1999 religious his breakout hit The Attack

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NewsHour Conversations with National Book Award Winners: 1997 - 1999 religious his breakout hit The AttackNational Book Award is a coveted prize for writers. Three winning novelists talk about the award and their work in these interviews from The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. They include Charles Frazier who won for "Cold Mountain," Alice McDermott for "Charming Billy," and Ha Jin for "Waiting."