Michel Leiris: Quick Facts

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Born	April 20, 1901 • Paris • France
Died	September 30, 1990 (aged 89) • France
Notable Works	“Manhood” • “The Autobiographer as Torero”

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Victor Hugo

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Black and white portrait of French novelist Emile Zola with glasses, a full beard, and mustache, wearing a suit and looking to the side.

Émile Zola

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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