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  • Paul Valery (1871-1945) signing a poem, c. 1930.
    Paul Valery (1871-1945) signing a poem, c. 1930.
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    Extreme Diamonds

    The French poet saw the coming collapse of civilization. A hundred years later, his ‘The Young Fate’ rings true anew.

    byPaul Berman
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    Doctorow and Poe

    A tale of two Edgars, and the predestination of names

    byPaul Berman
  • (Illustration: Len Small/Tablet Magazine; photo: Flickr/Marquette LaForest)
    (Illustration: Len Small/Tablet Magazine; photo: Flickr/Marquette LaForest)
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    I Had a Dream

    The dark side of divine inspiration: one writer’s cautionary tale

    byShalom Auslander
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