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A Modern Classic Addresses Elemental Questions About Love and Power, Parul Sehgal , single work review
— Review of The Transit of Venus Shirley Hazzard , 1980 single work novel ;

'It’s a fact readily acknowledged that one can encounter some books simply too late in life to appreciate — or, in some cases, even tolerate — them. The famous examples include “The Catcher in the Rye,” most of the Beats, all of Anaïs Nin. But I’m more curious about the counterpoint: Those books said to require experience, and age, to unlock.' (Introduction)
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