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Toibin Tells Henry James' Story in 'The Master'

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Published August 14, 2004 at 6:00 PM HST

Cover of '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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