The Vietnam Paris connection
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What's the Effect of Names in the Novel?
I wanted to hear you read a little in a moment, something that would describe the violence of that relationship. But first, i think we need a note about names. Your characters tend not to have names. I want these books to be read by people all over the nand every and any kind of context. And unfortunately, when we use vnames, names. These names appear to be alien to a lot of people. Thereae there are characters with monicas, like crembrole and monalisa, the boss the mistress. For me, it kind of sharpens them, but also dehumanizes them to a certain extent.
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