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Two Stories

Fashion is out of structuralism

by Helen DeWitt

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DeWitt, H. (2018). Two Stories. n+1, 31, pp. 95-118

(adjective) true genuine

97

a bevy (it really is the only word for it, echt B-movie stuff) of beautiful girls surrounded me

—p.97 by Helen DeWitt
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a bevy (it really is the only word for it, echt B-movie stuff) of beautiful girls surrounded me

—p.97 by Helen DeWitt
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clear and obvious, in a stark or exaggerated form

101

a terrible trial for poor Angus, who felt he’d done nothing to deserve it. He stalked off the yacht at the earliest possible opportunity, injured innocence writ large on his brow.

—p.101 by Helen DeWitt
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a terrible trial for poor Angus, who felt he’d done nothing to deserve it. He stalked off the yacht at the earliest possible opportunity, injured innocence writ large on his brow.

—p.101 by Helen DeWitt
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(adjective) marked by transparency; pellucid / (adjective) clear and simple in style / (adjective) absolutely serene and untroubled

102

spend the afternoons swimming in the limpid water

—p.102 by Helen DeWitt
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spend the afternoons swimming in the limpid water

—p.102 by Helen DeWitt
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(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks

109

I have noticed this tendency to reductionism in X before. The text is infinitely variegated, the subtext always the same.

—p.109 by Helen DeWitt
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I have noticed this tendency to reductionism in X before. The text is infinitely variegated, the subtext always the same.

—p.109 by Helen DeWitt
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