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The Muted Soul
How the French Mourn

When countries refuse to look clearly at the past, they are like neurotics controlled by compulsions they cannot understand.

Appeared in: Volume 13, Number 6 | Published on: April 24, 2018
Claire Berlinski is a freelance journalist who lives in Paris. She is crowd-funding a book about European politics, Brave Old Word: Europe in the Age of Trump. She would be grateful for your support.
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