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By remaining constrained in one's environment or country or family, one has little chance of being other than the original prescription. By leaving, one gains a perspective, a distance of both space and time, which is essential for writing about family or home, in any case.
By remaining constrained in one's environment or country or family, one has little chance of being other than the original prescription. By leaving, one gains a perspective, a distance of both space and time, which is essential for writing about family or home, in any case.
Approximate author period: c. 1959 AD · modern
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- Rabih Alameddine
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- Approximate author period: c. 1959 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Rabih Alameddine: documented birth year 1959; activity date not established. Wikidata Q2125041, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2125041 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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