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Chain of envy linked them, showing each what was lacking in life, but offering also the consolation that happiness was present right next door, in the life of a neighbour, an element of the same society.
Chain of envy linked them, showing each what was lacking in life, but offering also the consolation that happiness was present right next door, in the life of a neighbour, an element of the same society.
Approximate author period: c. 2008 AD · contemporary
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- Aravind Adiga
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- Approximate author period: c. 2008 AD · contemporary
Approximate author-period evidence for Aravind Adiga: documented activity in 2008. Wikidata Q296299, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296299 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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