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Inferno: The Divine Comedy, Book 1
Dante Alighieri
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Foundational.
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Desert Solitaire
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When you discover that a person has written six books of autobiography, you’re bound to wonder: Is she just a prolific narcissist, or has she really lived a six-volume life? If she’s Maya Angelou, there’s no doubt that the latter is the case: So compelling is her private story, so extravagant her pu...show more
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An important counterpoint to all the colonial narratives told from European perspectives.