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katherine lutz is an anthropology professor at brown university. she has written or edited my books. dominique author of a rainbow in the night talks with the harlequin and he's written about in his many books including mother teresa, he worked worth ciand wr of joy. the national museum of women and arts in washington, d.c. hosts this hour-long event. >> to begin with i would thank you for having mentioned my collaboration with larry collins. larry collins is unfortunately debt now for five years. he is an american journalist with whom i spent 50 years of my life researching the world and writing books, and i think the two of us we really were the most beautiful franco american combination that you can think of. larry was from connecticut, the son of a lawyer. i was from paris. we met one day in the cafeteria of the paris headquarters for nato. we immediately be fell trends and it's true thanks to garlic snails and odd french dishes are attached larry to france also thanks to the cathedrals and some of our museums of course. and one day, you know,