Norman Manea, The Trenchcoat
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A conversation with Vincent Gélinas-Lemaire
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Hello, I’m back at it yet again to talk a bit about this week’s book: The Trenchcoat by Norman Manea. On the whole, I found the book kind of confusing to read. The start feels like it throws us into the story very quickly, and we are left to try and figure it out on […]
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