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| cc8c628 | "The 21st chapter gives the novel the quality of genuine fiction, an art founded on the principle that human beings change. ----- "A Clockwork Orange Resucked" intro to first full American version 1986" | irony philosophical intro american introduction | Anthony Burgess | |
| 8664b2d | "[Karen Lundegaard] was quite frail, debilitated by metastatic breast cancer, which she had long known she had but for which she had been unable to get adequate treatment because she lacked medical insurance. ("If you mention anything about me," she said, "tell people that.")" -- | inspiration intro medical-insurance cancer introduction insurance | Amy Tan |