An experienced field on which a paradoxical and contradictory current of one human life unfolds-the life of an indigent American in Paris at the turn of the 1920s-1930s-becomes, in essence, the entire western civilization
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Actors come to the theater for a rehearsal. The Premier, as always, is late. Premier is dissatisfied with the fact that he needs to wear a chef’s hat during the play. The director exclaims
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The novel begins with a presentation of the hero and author to the readers. For those of you who have not read Tom Sawyer’s Adventure, the author, and in this capacity Huck himself, provides