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This frightened man mortified me, as if I were the coward, not Vincent Moon. Whatever one man does, it is as if all men did it. For that reason it is not unfair that one disobedience in a garden should contaminate all humanity; for that reason it is not unjust that the crucifixion of a single Jew should be sufficient to save it. Perhaps Schopenhaue
... See moreJorge Luis Borges • Labyrinths (New Directions Paperbook)
Atalantas.
James Joyce • Dubliners (Illustrated Edition)
The oldest among them, the humble elder, a tall, stooped man worn fine as a clean, well-used rag by his years of service, so that the mildness of his temperament shone through all his looks and gestures,
Sofia Samatar • The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain
O’Connor’s “Good Country People,”
D. T. Max • Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace
Gathering and an uneasy anniversary celebration. Interesting that they fear Edward Jay Smith’s supposed incompetence more than they fear Jarret’s obvious tyranny.
Octavia E. Butler • Parable of the Talents: winner of the Nebula Award (Parable 2)
But David astonished me. “Poor Mum,” he said, “I guess she’s better off, really.” Now what was I to make of that, from a boy of fourteen?
Robertson Davies • Fifth Business (Deptford Trilogy)
J'ai quarante-huit heures pour arrêter Morel. Car, naturellement, je lui ai mis ça sur le dos et j'espère bien qu'il ne me fera pas faux bond. Notre version a été immédiatement qu'il s'agit d'une espèce de fou, de misanthrope, qui s'est mis en tête de défendre les éléphants contre les chasseurs, et qui a, en quelque sorte, décidé de changer d'espèc
... See moreRomain Gary • Les racines du ciel (French Edition)
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