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LEFEBVRE-PROUST-BRETON — Notes on a Triple Encounter

Every once in a while I like to delve into Henri Lefebvre’s La Somme et le Reste, the French philosopher’s two volumed autobiography from 1959. At nearly 800 pages, there’s always something juicy to chew on. It’s one of the most … Continue reading →

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BLOOMSDAY AS EVERYDAY

As is fitting for every June 16—for every BLOOMSDAY—this is my little tribute to James Joyce’s Ulysses and its famous day fêted across the world today. Joyce was the maestro of listening to shouts in the street, of reporting on a day … Continue reading →

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ANDRÉ BRETON’S PEN

One of the many mysteries of André Breton’s great surrealist classic, Nadja, from 1928, is whatever happened to his pen? Whatever happened to it in the text and in real life? Nadja is a strange romance, perhaps the strangest ever … Continue reading →

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