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On the Fine Art of the Footnote

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The Poet on His Island

The Poet on His Island

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Jodorowsky on God, Anti-Semitism and the Uses of Poetry

Jodorowsky on God, Anti-Semitism and the Uses of Poetry

A Conversation with the Man Who Didn't Make 'Dune'

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The Writer's Gaze

The Writer's Gaze

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By Ned Beauman | May 29, 2015

The Eternal Mystery of the Reclusive Writer

The Eternal Mystery of the Reclusive Writer

From Mitchell to Pynchon to Ferrante, Why We Love the Hermits

By Jonathan Russell Clark | May 28, 2015

Memories of Pan-Yugo Angst

Memories of Pan-Yugo Angst

Sara Nović on Discovering Dubravka Ugrešić Far From Home

By Sara Nović | May 28, 2015

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On the Rebirth of Orlando

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Did Mark Z. Danielewski Just Reinvent the Novel?

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