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While writing 'The Orientalist,' I played a soundtrack that alternated between ragtime and Azeri mugams, Russian operas and German and Italian pop songs from the 1920s and 30s. When I finally finished, I gorged on all my music from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.

Tom Reiss

American Author

Born: May 5, 1964

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Music, Writing, Finished, Finally, Russian, Songs, Between, Operas, Soundtrack, Italian, German, While, Pop, Pop Songs, Played

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