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“I'm interested in the ongoing war between the individual and community. That inner dissent against whatever group is surrounding you. No one wants to cede their selfhood to a group, right? And yet no one can exactly live outside the group, either. Even the most obstinate survivalist probably lives in some telepathic communion with all the other obstinate survivalists out there in the woods.”

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Jonathan Raymond
Jonathan Raymond

Jonathan Raymond is a versatile writer whose works span various forms including novels and plays. His exact birth and death dates are unknown. more

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