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Mark Twain: The Man Who Laughed at His Own Tragedy

Mark Twain, the man who once declared, “The secret of getting ahead is getting started,” spent much of his life running from his...

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Mark Twain: The Man Who Laughed at His Own Tragedy

Mark Twain, the man who once declared, “The secret of getting ahead is getting started,” spent much of his life running from his...

Andrea Long Chu on Ocean Vuong’s ‘The Emperor of Gladness’
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The Emperor’s New Voice: Ocean Vuong’s Unexpected Turn Toward Clarity

A young man stands on the precipice of a bridge in East Gladness, Connecticut, contemplating the end. Rain pelts down, mirroring the turmoil...