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Month: August 2017

Our secret, a mystery

Published on August 6, 2017 November 27, 2017 by Emmanuel L. Di Rossetti Leave a comment

We have our secret, which we first make a mystery to ourselves.

Marcel Jouhandeau, in Elements for an Ethics . Editions Grasset.

Categories Literature , Work in progress • Tags jouhandeau

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