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Reading any piece of writing aloud is an acid test, particularly when it comes to dialogue. There were writers I'd always admired who suddenly rang false when I spoke their words in our living room.

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Anne Tyler
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 25
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Minneapolis
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