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Trevor Noah — who took over hosting from Jon Stewart in 2015 — remembers watching The Daily Show on CNN in South Africa. "It looked like a news show and it had the same colors as CNN and the ticker," he says. "I just worked under the assumption that i

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Fresh Air Weekend: Trevor Noah; The I Don't Cares' Debut; 'Narconomics'

12:25pm February 20, 2016

Noah discusses The Daily Show and growing up in South Africa. Critic Ken Tucker reviews Wild Stab, the debut album by The I Don't Cares. Tom Wainwright explains the business models of drug cartels.

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'World Of Tomorrow' Animated Short Explores What It Means To Be Human

11:21am February 20, 2016

Linda Wertheimer talks with Don Hertzfeldt about his Oscar-nominated animated short, "World of Tomorrow."

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'To Kill A Mockingbird' Author Harper Lee Dies

11:18am February 20, 2016

by Lynn Neary

Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel that was published in 1960 and didn't publish another book for more than 50 years afterward. She avoided the spotlight her entire life. She was 89.

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Ann Goldstein is an editor at The New Yorker. She says she tries to stick to the text when she translates. "You're not trying to write your own version of it," she says.

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Translator Behind Elena Ferrante Novels Says Her Job Is To Be An 'Enabler'

11:02am February 20, 2016

by NPR Staff

Ann Goldstein is the translator for the mysterious novelist's popular Neapolitan series. She says her role is to "enable someone to express him or herself as much as he or she possibly can."

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Pakistani stand-up comedy pioneer Saad Haroon tests cultural sensitivities between his native country and India in his material. "When it comes to satire, I think as a culture, we kind of struggle with it," he says.

Stand-Up Bridges Decades-Long Boundaries — By Crossing The Line

9:46am February 20, 2016

by Philip Reeves

In Pakistan, a stand-up comic is sharing the stage with another comedian from the old enemy, India. The comics believe laughter is the best medicine for their conflict-blighted region.

Harper Lee Remembered As Reclusive

8:25am February 20, 2016

Linda Wertheimer talks to Harper Lee's longtime friend Wayne Flynt about the late author. He will deliver Lee's eulogy.

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'Numero Zero' Reprises Umberto Eco's Fascination With 'Losers'

8:25am February 20, 2016

Italian author Umberto Eco died yesterday at the age of 84. We recall last year's conversation between the author and Scott Simon.

Italian writer Umberto Eco attends an event at the Paris Book Fair on March 30, 2010.

Italian Author And Philosopher Umberto Eco Dead At 84

9:24pm February 19, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Internationally acclaimed Italian author Umberto Eco has died, according to his American publisher. He was 84. He launched his career as a novelist with The Name of the Rose in 1980.

Pulitzer Prize winner and To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee smiles before receiving the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House.

Harper Lee, Author Of 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' Dies At Age 89

6:47pm February 19, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer died in her hometown of Monroeville, Ala. Published in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird has sold tens of millions of copies and been translated into dozens of languages.

Lee (center) attends a Los Angeles Public Library Awards Dinner in her honor at The Richard J. Riordan Central Library Maguire Gardens in 2005.

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The Measure Of Harper Lee: A Life Shaped By A Towering Text

6:05pm February 19, 2016

The author, who died Friday at 89, lived for decades in the shadow of her iconic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Yet there was more to Lee than her characters, however beloved they may remain.

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