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“In general, I distrust philosophy. Plato recommended chasing poets from the city; the 'great' Heidegger was a Nazi; Lukacs was a communist; and J. P. Sartre wrote: 'Any anti-communist is a dog.'”

Quote by Claude Simon

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Claude Simon was a French novelist born on October 10, 1913, in Paris, France, and passed away on July 6, 2005. Known for his unique narrative style and profound psychological descriptions, Simon is one of the important representatives of French literature in the 20th century. more

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