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The Stranger (Vintage International)
On Keeping a Notebook - Joan Didion
Joan Didion reflects on the personal and introspective nature of keeping a notebook, delving into memory, self-reflection, and the significance of past experiences.
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Malgré ma bonne volonté, je ne pouvais pas accepter cette certitude insolente. Car enfin, il y avait une disproportion ridicule entre le jugement qui l’avait fondée et son déroulement imperturbable à partir du moment où ce jugement avait été prononcé. Le fait que la sentence avait été lue à 20 heures plutôt qu’à 17, le fait qu’elle aurait pu être t
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