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Lisa St. Aubin de Terán

Lisa St. Aubin de Terán, born on October 2, 1953, is a renowned novelist. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound portrayal of female characters. more

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“Fine food is poison. It can be as bitter as antimony and bitter almonds and as repulsive as swallowing live toads. Like the poison the emperor took every day to stop himself being poisoned, fine food must be taken daily until the system becomes immune to its ravages and the taste buds beaten and abused to the point where they not only accept but savour every vile concoction under the sun.”

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Author:Lisa St. Aubin de Terán
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“God is a novelist. He uses all sorts of literary devices: alliteration, assonance, rhyme, synecdoche, onomatopoeia. But of all of these, His favorite is foreshadowing.And that is what God was doing at the Cloisters and with Eudora Welty. He was foreshadowing. He was laying traps, leaving clues, clues I could have seen had I been perceptive enough.”

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Book:Girl Meets God: On the Path to a Spiritual Life
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