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Jan 6Liked by Ann Kjellberg

Beautiful and searing. I wish she had quoted that first line of *Hope Against Hope*. I could look it up, but it belongs in the essay, I think.

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Here it is! "After slapping Alexei Tolstoi in the face, M. immediately returned to Moscow."

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Jan 8Liked by Ann Kjellberg

I'm glad I asked!

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