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Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and author John Irving on this archival edition of Fresh Air. Jarmusch often acts as writer, director, and producer of his films. His works include: Ghost Dog, Stranger than Paradise, Down by Law, Mystery Train, Night on Earth, and Year of the Horse. Prize-winning author John Irving turned his novel, The Cider House Rules, into a movie. Irving writes about this experience in My Movie Business, A Memoir. Irving is the author of nine novels, including The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and Hotel New Hampshire. (Original Broadcast Dates: April 11, 2000 and January 24, 2000)