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"I'm continuing my trend of recent years to do more rereading. This time I'm going for the Relihan translation, which so far is very appealing. My previous read/reads was/were of the Graves translation." — Sep 25, 2026 09:15AM
"I'm continuing my trend of recent years to do more rereading. This time I'm going for the Relihan translation, which so far is very appealing. My previous read/reads was/were of the Graves translation." — Sep 25, 2026 09:15AM
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― Maldoror and Poems
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― Beyond Good and Evil
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― Beware the Cat: The First English Novel
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― Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings
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