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Steven Morrissey
Steven Morrissey

Steven Morrissey, born on May 22, 1959, is a renowned singer from Manchester, England. Known for his distinctive voice and poignant lyrics, he is one of the key figures in the British indie rock scene. more

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Book:Orwell's England: the Road to Wigan Pier in the context of essays, reviews, letters and poems selected from the Complete works of George Orwell
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“But because me and myself, as you no doubt are well aware, we are going to die, my relation—and yours too—to the event of this text, which otherwise never quite makes it, our relation is that of a structurally posthumous necessity. Suppose, in that case, that I am not alone in my claim to know the idiomatic code (whose notion itself is already contradictory) of this event. What if somewhere, here or there, there are shares in this non-secret’s secret? Even so the scene would not be changed. The accomplices, as you are once again well aware, are also bound to die.”

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Author:Jacques Derrida
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