Proustian Uncertainties by Saul Friedländer
another excellent book about marcel marcel marcel
another excellent book about marcel marcel marcel
to adapt is not to survive
distracting the self with heady genre fiction
a touch of proust
bye bye marcel, marcel bye bye
short post that took a month to not write
Preacher is fine, but it’s irrelevant to real life. I should adopt a Syrian child refugee.
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