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Wyndham Lewis
Wyndham Lewis

Wyndham Lewis, a British painter, writer, and art critic, was born on November 18, 1882, in London and died on March 7, 1957. He is known for his unique artistic style and theoretical contributions, being a significant figure in British modernist art. more

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“A sort of war of revenge on the intellect is what, for some reason, thrives in the contemporary social atmosphereThe ideas of a time are like the clothes of a season: they are as arbitrary, as much imposed by some superior will which is seldom explicit. They are utilitarian and political, the instruments of smooth-running government.”

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“When Caroline Walker fell in love with Julian English she was a little tired of him. That was in the summer of 1926, one of the most unimportant years in the history of the United States, and the year in which Caroline Walker was sure her life had reached a pinnacle of uselessness.”

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Book:Appointment in Samarra: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
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