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The History of Writing is the History of Humanity

The History of Writing is the History of Humanity

Walter Stephens on Lost Books, Rediscovery, and Ancient Wisdom

By Walter Stephens | November 10, 2023

Mapping the Unknown: Literary Defamiliarization in Our Pandemic Era

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“He has done more, even, than Vonnegut in setting
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