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What great writers have done to cities is not to tell us what happens in them, but to remember what they think happened or, indeed, might have happened. And so Dickens reinvented London, Joyce, Dublin, and so on.

~Andre Aciman

Topics: Cities Dickens Done Dublin Great Happened Happens Indeed Joyce London Might Remember Tell Them Think Us Writers

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Under Nasser, Egyptian nationalism was built on little more than pan-Arab irredentism and anti-Western and anti-Israeli sentiment. Mr. Mubarak retained these powerful brainwashers and allowed the rise of a religious component to further alienate Egyptians from liberal and democratic thinking.

~Andre Aciman

Topics: Alienate Allowed Built Component Democratic Egyptian Egyptians Further Liberal Little More Nationalism Powerful Religious Rise Sentiment Than Thinking Mr

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Egypt wants to be young again. Israel must show it never grew old. Egypt wants to wake up and dream again. Israel must learn to dream though it cannot sleep.

~Andre Aciman

Topics: Again Cannot Dream Egypt Grew Israel Learn Must Never Old Show Sleep Though Up Wake Wake Up Wants Young

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Irene Nemirovsky was a prolific writer punctiliously devoted to her craft.

~Andre Aciman

Topics: Craft Devoted Her Prolific Writer

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There was a time when Stefan Zweig was the most widely read author in the world. He was lionized everywhere, translated into every language. For the first four decades of the 20th century, his novellas and biographies were devoured by rich and poor, young and old, well read or less so.

~Andre Aciman

Topics: Author Biographies Century Decades Devoured Every Everywhere First Four He His Language Less Most Old Poor Read Rich Time Translated Well Were Widely World Young 20Th Century

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Older students know what they want, which is good.

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Topics: Good Know Older Students Want Which

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'My Night at Maud's,' 'Claire's Knee,' 'Chloe in the Afternoon' are grafted onto my life.

~Andre Aciman

Topics: Afternoon Knee Life My Life Night Onto

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To those of us who have seen all of Eric Rohmer's films, it is impossible not to remember when, where, with whom we saw each one. I even remember the second and third time I saw his films.

~Andre Aciman

Topics: Each Each One Eric Even Films His Impossible Remember Remember When Saw Second Seen Third Those Time Us Where Who Whom

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I can't forget the scene in 'My Night at Maud's' when the very pious engineer in the business suit decides to sit on Maud's bed while she is lying under the covers with only a T-shirt on, determined to seduce him.

~Andre Aciman

Topics: Bed Business Covers Decide Determined Engineer Forget Him Lying Night Only Pious Scene Seduce She Sit Suit Very While T-Shirt

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The problem with Egypt is that there is no public trust. There is no trust, period.

~Andre Aciman

Topics: Egypt Period Problem Public The Problem With Trust

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: January 2nd, 1951

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