Balzac
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Maylis de Kerangal
Maylis de Kerangal discusses her new novel, THE COOK.
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Reading Mademoiselle Gantrel
We squinted into the smoky room and saw ourselves on junior year abroad, frolicking on the Left Bank with artists in berets like hers.
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The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium: Patricia Mainardi on 19th century Picture Stories/Stories with Pictures
The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium is a weekly forum for discussing the tradition and future of text/image work. Open to the public, it meets Tuesday nights from 7-9 p.m. EST in New York City.
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How Much Coffee Did Balzac Really Drink?
It has long been a favorite factoid of writers that Honoré de Balzac drank fifty cups of coffee a day. But is it true? The Airship’s Freddie Moore has put an admirable amount of research into investigating the claim, dividing…
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The Questionably Healthy Habits of Highly Creative People
Do you work better during the morning or the evening? With a shot of espresso or a mug of green tea? An intriguing little Slate series documents the work habits of writers and other creative people, from Ernest Hemingway to David…