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Writers on America

By Susan Stamberg

Published December 16, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

The State Department has collected essays of 15 top authors on what it means to be an American writer. The anthology, aimed at promoting American values abroad, will be distributed free at U.S. embassies worldwide. An anti-propaganda law makes it illegal to disseminate the works in the United States, but they are available on a government Web site aimed at foreign audiences. NPR's Susan Stamberg interviews novelists Bharati Mukherjee and Charles Johnson about their participation in the project.

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Nationally renowned broadcast journalist Susan Stamberg is a special correspondent for NPR.

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