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If a book is really good, it deserves to be read again, and if it's great, it should be read at least three times.

Anatole Broyard

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Anatole Broyard
Age: 70 †
Born: 1920
Born: July 16
Died: 1990
Died: October 11
Author
Journalist
Literary Critic
Writer
New Orleans
Louisiana
Really
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Good
Deserve
Least
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Three
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