"I love when a crucial novel leaves a trace in my memory. In this, its ending plays a significant part—creating a wake effect that is never erased."
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On the writings that she favors in “Maylis de Kerangal by Jessica Moore” in Bomb Magazine (2015 Dec 15)
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