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“Civilization’s going to pieces.”
Lately, it has seemed books I’m reading or re-reading are passing me secret messages about today’s life. And the heart of those secret messages is that, in certain exclusive circles, nothing has changed. What struck me particularly about the following … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Racism, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich
Tagged F Scott Fitzgerald, racism in literature, The Great Gatsby
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Paths crossed through a scene from my life: Eva Sereny
I don’t remember meeting, in any conventional sense, Eva Sereny. We did not exchange names or shake hands. Yet almost literally our paths crossed, over the parquet floor in the great ballroom of Rosecliff, an historical Newport, Rhode Island palace … Continue reading
Posted in Paths Crossed, Scenes From My Life, The Facts of Life
Tagged Eva Sereny, F Scott Fitzgerald, Newport Rhode Island, Rosecliff, Stanford White, The Great Gatsby
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