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How to say, “In many ways, Proust is similar to Joyce” and get away with it.
Omer Bartov, who spent decades studying the unspeakable horrors of genocide, shares how his studies have impacted his own mental health.
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With great power comes retcon responsibility.
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Take a closer look before judging a book by its title.