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I don't think I've even heard of Benjamin. Legolas Send a noteboard - 25/01/2011 09:41:55 PM
You should read Benjamin and Nietzsche and Mann.

And Mann... I'm discouraged even to think of starting Der Zauberberg.
They make me want to learn German. So if you already know it, you should profit.

It's more a matter of "speaking a closely related language" than of "knowing it". :P
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Emma didn't try to transcend her world. She tried to escape it. And she failed. Miserably. Tom - 21/01/2011 06:25:36 AM 2306 Views
I agree with much of what you say. Legolas - 20/01/2011 07:57:57 PM 3289 Views
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I don't think I've even heard of Benjamin. Legolas - 25/01/2011 09:41:55 PM 2198 Views
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Never beats the reader across the head, eh? So what do you make of the ending? Legolas - 24/01/2011 10:39:06 PM 2922 Views
The ending fits with the rest of the book, I believe Larry - 24/01/2011 11:04:02 PM 2971 Views
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