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Teju Cole Reads Anne Carson

The New Yorker: Fiction

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Contrasting Cruelty and Tenderness

The chapter explores the contrast between casual cruelty and tenderness in the world, highlighting the narrator's desire to resist the former. It also delves into the ethical dilemma of reconciling personal peaceful experiences with the suffering faced by others, particularly during the refugee crisis in Europe.

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