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“Time slipped and slid around him, unanchored by any fact that could be verified. Perhaps it did not matter. 'Where does our story take place, and when?' asked Cocteau at the start of Orphée. 'It's the privilege of legends to be ageless. Comme il vous plaira. As you please.”

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Book:Orpheus: The Song of Life
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Orpheus: The Song of Life

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Ann Wroe
Ann Wroe

Ann Wroe is a British author known for her in-depth historical research and distinctive narrative style. Her exact birth and death dates are unknown. more

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