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The Red Knight
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A Tale of the Tsar and a Sable
About two years ago, my dear wife—then my fiancée—and I were preparing for the worst of all fates—a four-month-long separation preceding our…
Death in Venice
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann My rating: 5 of 5 stars These last few months I’ve been glutted with bad fiction….
Delusional Lovers of Beauty
“Sit down, make yourself comfortable. Let me tell you a story.” This is what the paintings of Evgenii Mukovnin seem to say…
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
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