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✖️On Art, Alternative Histories, and the Arbitrariness of Life with Catherine Lacey✖️

The Shakespeare and Company Interview

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The Failure of a Biography

Tristram Shandy's new book, "X," is a biography of his life. In it he explores the idea that all biographies are destined to fail. He asks: Is there anything more tragic than seeing an empty theater before the performance begins? And what can be done about it?

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