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The Sparrow

NPR
Published October 13, 1996 at 11:00 PM CDT

Alan Cheuse reviews the first novel by Mary Doria Russell, titled "The Sparrow." Set in the Twenty-First Century, it's the story of an American Jesuit and his encounter with extra-terrestrial life.

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