"A writer's job is to give…" — Mario Vargas Llosa

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Le travail d'un écrivain est de témoigner, de porter témoignage sur une époque et les héritages de ceux qui l'habitent.

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“The world is full of contradictions. We can only confront them if we can face up to them”

Mario Vargas Llosa

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