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Alexandra Schwartz
May 18, 2011   |    This article appeared in the June 6, 2011 edition of The Nation.
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Daniel Orozco, Orientation and Other Stories; Mercè Rodoreda, The Selected Stories of Mercè Rodoreda.

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Alexandra Schwartz
Alexandra Schwartz is a freelance writer based in New York City.

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Alexandra Schwartz
May 18, 2011   |    This article appeared in the June 6, 2011 edition of The Nation.
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