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“I like the range of the collection, and I find it a useful thing to keep with me and refer to. His essay about Marilyn Monroe is very short and touching. And there’s a beautiful piece called “The Muses Are Heard” where he follows an opera troupe travelling in the Soviet Union on an early cultural exchange. I love to read him for his poetic sense.” Read more...
Peter Hessler, Journalist