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Enjoy, and consider picking up <a href=\"http:\/\/store.theparisreview.org\/products\/the-paris-review-no-195-winter-2010\">a copy of our winter issue<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Jonathan Franzen appeared on Oprah last week, we were inspired to do a video mash-up of her show. After all, we have our own interview with Franzen in the latest issue. Here&#8217;s what I put together these last few days. 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