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I don't think the relationship between novels and realities are one to one. Of course novels play different roles. It's essentially just a long narrative form. What you use that long narrative form for can be very different.

Margaret Atwood

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Margaret Atwood
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: November 18
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