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Alejandro Zambra Reads Bruno Schulz

The New Yorker: Fiction

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Is This a Portrait of Loneliness?

The title of the story is loneliness. And as we've already discussed, this story has multiple meanings. Its unmultiple possible readings, yes. I mean, it's interesting because we've talked about seeing it as a metaphor for death, or meta for being a writer, and a metaphor for a return to childhood. Is this also a portrait of loneliness? Yes, i think it is about loneliness. But at the same timei always like this er loneliness company situation. You ride alone, you read alone, but you share that. This is the only thing i could advise to toothe writer. Share your riting.

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