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Kiss and Tell
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From a letter written by Marina Tsvetaeva to Boris Pasternak in 1927. Tsvetaeva (1892–1941) was a poet. The letter was included in the February issue of the PN Review. Translated…

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The Seven-Year Itch
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From a letter written by Patrick Leigh Fermor to Enrica Soma in 1961. Soma was a model and ballerina, and the wife of the director John Huston. Fermor was the…

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Churl Next Door
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From letters that Marcel Proust wrote to his neighbors Marie and Charles Williams between 1908 and 1916, while he lived at 102 Boulevard Haussmann, in Paris. Charles Williams owned a…

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Amour Fou
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By Hervé Guibert (1955?91), from Crazy for Vincent, which was published in April by Semiotext(e). Guibert was a photographer, filmmaker, and the author of more than twenty-five books. Translated from…

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Fantasy Beats Reality
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The French election

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Grim Sleeper
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By Michel Leiris (1901–90), from Nights as Day, Days as Night, a chronicle of the author’s dreams between 1923 and 1961. The book was published last month by Spurl Editions.…

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Closing Calais
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Though the refugee camp may have vanished, its inhabitants will not

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Aline & Bob
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In troubles with money

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The Notes of Patrick Modiano
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A young writer finds his voice on the radio

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The Lightness
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A Charlie Hebdo cartoonist finds refuge from terror

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Le Trump
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Marine Le Pen in the age of Trump

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