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Muriel Spark’s Magnetic Pull

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Written in 1598, the same year as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Tang Xianzu's "The Peony Pavilion" tells the tale of Du ...
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The singular, disconcerting uneasiness that is so characteristic of Joy Williams’ fiction, yet so hard to pin down, is once again dazzlingly on display in her latest collection, “The Pelican Child.” ...
Trying to revive an old friendship can be difficult. Some connections return easily, while others fade to make space for growth and acceptance.