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The History of Tarot: Truths and Legends behind the world’s most enigmatic cards

by Giordano Berti

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Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age

by Ada Palmer (Goodreads Author)

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We Do Not Part

by Han Kang

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Jul 10, 2025 05:32PM

“[Q] Which literary figures, dead or alive, would you most like to meet?

{A] I don’t want to meet writers: I’ve already met them through their books. If I’ve read their books and felt something, that’s a precious thing. Writers pour the best of themselves into their books so it’s enough for me to read them.”
― Han Kang

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