still need to read the book... next on my list
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not to alienate all four of my followers by railing against the grinning man again but Déa being Ursus's bio daughter really makes no sense on sooo many levels in addition to being in direct conflict with the themes of the work.
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It's my little princess' 131st birthday today!
Ah, they grow up so quickly. 😭
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L'Homme qui rit, The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History (or By Order of the King/On the King's Command) by Victor Hugo.
A poignant, profound and tragic story.
One of my top ten.
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Every time I work on my translation I find an unfamiliar word/phrase and google it only to find that Victor Hugo is the only person on written record for having used it, the one example being that exact particular context I am trying to decipher.
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Parler tout haut et tout seul, cela fait l’effet d’un dialogue avec le dieu qu’on a en soi.
L’Homme qui rit, Victor Hugo
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Sometimes I wonder how did I manage to become fixated on the saddest shit ever.
Why can't I have the math genius autism 😭😭
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Curiosity, applause, receipts, crowds, the Laughing Man monopolised everything.
© Victor Hugo
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