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The Paris Review no. 243, Spring 2023

A suspenseful, metafictional story about a troubling fixation on therapy; an interview with visionary fiction writer and essayist Mary Gaitskill; a sprawling poem that stretches the limits of language and identity; much more.

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Eclectic, biting

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Ink, paper

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Rita Dove, Olga Tokarczuk, Rivers Solomon

The Paris Review no. 243, Spring 2023

A suspenseful, metafictional story about a troubling fixation on therapy; an interview with visionary fiction writer and essayist Mary Gaitskill; a sprawling poem that stretches the limits of language and identity; much more.

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A shared passion for the written word

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A page or two—or three or twenty—as and when the mood strikes.

How to use

Leaf through in a favourite reading spot, pausing for thought as much or little as needed.

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Courtesy of Margot Bergman.

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