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RMST 202 Literatures and Cultures of the Romance World II: Modern to Post-Modern
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Shrouded woman, shrouded woman, shrouded woman—sorry, Bombal and I like repetition!  

“the day burns hours, minutes, seconds” (177) Similar to the “day,” I found that this book seemed to burn hours, minutes, and seconds of my time whenever I went to pick it up. Each time I just couldn’t put it down! When comparing this piece to Combray and Nadja, the three are almost not even […]

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Week 8 – Perec, “W or The Memory of Childhood”

If I were to pick a word that reflects this story, I would choose “remember”. The narrator uses the word remember consistently throughout this book to introduce his certainty about a specific memory, for example: “I have a vague memory” “I don’t have a precise memory” “I do not remember” “I can hardly remember”, all […]

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