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“The greatest field of photography, for the literary interpretation of life, consists, to my mind, in its latent power to create, as it were, death for a single second. Any thing or person is, at will, made to die for a moment of time so immeasurably small that the return to life is effected without consciousness of the great adventure. (1928)”

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Pierre Mac Orlan

Pierre Mac Orlan was a French novelist born on February 26, 1882, in Paris, France, and died on June 27, 1970. He was known for his unique literary style and his use of symbolism and surrealism, which had a profound impact on 20th-century French literature. more

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