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Napoli 1924: Benjamin's Flânerie

After their 1924 summer in the Bay of Naples (Capri), Walter Benjamin and Asja Lacis wrote the essay "Neapel", which appeared in Frankfurter Zeitung in 1926. It is Benjamin's first recording of his reflections on the modern city experience. The ruins of…
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Marthe's (Love and Time) Letter

May 23 (1923)* My dear Emilian, As I expect you have already guessed, every ship is going to depart without me, because I am not going to leave this country again. When I went away from you I thought it would be my last absence, as I promised to return,…
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Summer Solstice Dialogues

Shunryu Suzuky 1970: ... everything comes out of emptiness. when we reach this understanding we find the true meaning of our life. when we reach this understanding we can see the beauty of human life ... Zelda Fitzgerald 1929-30: every place…
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