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I was uncomfortable writing fiction. My love was the personal essay, rather than the novel. - Alain de Botton

The essay genre is widely thought to have begun in the 1500s with the
French writer and philosopher, Montaigne, providing a general format
for testing thinking through writing.

Feed : rheakingsley@Jamespot |  Updated : 2008-09-23 10:49:33
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