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Book cover for All the Light We Cannot See
I heard Pakistan once.
Pooja
The country did not exist until 1947. And Etienne says this in 1934.
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Chaitanya
I don't the context in the book but, I believe the idea of Pakistan came up in 1933. There was some declaration etc.
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Pooja
Small correction. Etienne says it in 1940. It still is a mistake though.

When Marie-Laure comes to No.4 rue Vauborel, Etienne shows her his collection of radios. When describing one of them he says "I…
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Trevor Noah
“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.”
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