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Toibin Tells Henry James' Story in 'The Master' Irish writer Colm Toibin's new novel imagines the interior life of famed American novelist Henry James. James burned his personal papers before his death in 1916 in an attempt to keep his private life private. Tom Vitale reports.

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Irish writer Colm Toibin's new novel imagines the interior life of famed American novelist Henry James.

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James burned his personal papers before his death in 1916 in an attempt to keep his private life private. Tom Vitale reports.

The Master
The Master

by Colm Toibin

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