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Marina Jarre’s Distant Fathers

Rewarding memoirs, like portraits, introduce us to a central character interacting with his or her world at a specific time in history. We are drawn to a memoir when all those elements come alive and acquire relevance for the reader. Marina Jarre’s Distant Fathers, (New Vessel Press 2021, in Ann Goldstein’s outstanding translation) does exactly that, and more.

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