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Moravia and the Return of the Real

Agostino’s loss is inherent to language, whose powers to name always fall short.

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Laforet on Narrative, Memory, and Trauma

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On Carmen Laforet

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Nada (1947 movie)

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On Alberto Moravia

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Agostino (1962 movie)

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