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An Ancient Inscription, an Eccentric Scholar, and the Need to Touch the Past (lareviewofbooks.org)
12 points by neonate on Nov 13, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



"[T]he novelist’s reply, a masterpiece of withering irony," referenced in the article:

http://flaubert.univ-rouen.fr/jet/public/correspondance/tran...

In French, but google translate is surprisingly adequate.




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