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The only copy of Sean Penn's first novel has been destroyed in a fire, according to reports.
The actor, who won an Oscar for his performance in Mystic River, had spent months working on the manuscript.
He said: "It was written on an old typewriter and I had all the pages on my desk but they burned in a fire."
Penn's directorial outing Into the Wild, which is based on the true story of American wanderer Chris McCandless, recently opened to positive reviews in the US.
The actor, who won an Oscar for his performance in Mystic River, had spent months working on the manuscript.
He said: "It was written on an old typewriter and I had all the pages on my desk but they burned in a fire."
Penn's directorial outing Into the Wild, which is based on the true story of American wanderer Chris McCandless, recently opened to positive reviews in the US.
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