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German literature
The End of Days
“Every life has many possible endings, but only one true one.” Chapter 1: The Infant’s Death The novel opens in early 20th-century Galicia, where a Jewish family mourns […]
German literature
The Rings of Saturn
“And since the heaviest stone that melancholy can throw at a man is to tell him he is at the end of his nature, Browne scrutinizes that which […]
French literature
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“I remember that my mother had beautiful hands. But I don’t remember my mother.” Part I: The Alternating Narratives The book alternates between two distinct narratives: one autobiographical, […]