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Cool, spare, earnest and classical in form.
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Roger Caillois
- First published
- 1967
- Pages
- 384
- Publisher
- Gallimard, GALLIMARD
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- French
- ISBN
- 9782070351251
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