This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text as a part of themselves, as a possession.

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When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered.

When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered.

Be careful: they have arms, and no alternatives.

Be careful: they have arms, and no alternatives.

Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would...

Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would...

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

Underground literature only began in the '70s, when technical developments made it possible. Before that,...

Underground literature only began in the '70s, when technical developments made it possible. Before that,...

The extent of one man's guilt may be defined by how much of it is...

The extent of one man's guilt may be defined by how much of it is...

There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian...

There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian...

People were really interested in what was going on because of the international context of...

People were really interested in what was going on because of the international context of...

In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing...

In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing...

Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the...

Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the...

I'm trying to put more elements of the essay into my writing.

I'm trying to put more elements of the essay into my writing.

I'll tell you what colonial experience is.

I'll tell you what colonial experience is.

My writing is a combination of three elements. The first is travel: not travel like...

My writing is a combination of three elements. The first is travel: not travel like...

There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian...

There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian...

Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking...

Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking...

We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.

We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.

When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself.

When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself.

Amin managed to invite both the US and Soviet ambassadors to his palace at the...

Amin managed to invite both the US and Soviet ambassadors to his palace at the...

Most correspondents came from the former colonial powers - there were British, French, and a...

Most correspondents came from the former colonial powers - there were British, French, and a...

Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve.

Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve.