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Varieties of Exile: Antonio Machado, Walter Benjamin, and an unknown teenager.

‘Once near a border, it is impossible not to be involved, not to want to exorcise or transgress something. Just by being there, the border is an invitation. Come on, it whispers, step across this line. If you… Read More

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 Posted on March 15, 2019 by

 Literature, Spanish Civil War

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The cartography of chance

Someone once told me, and it’s not an unreasonable assumption, that children who spend hours poring over maps are destined to become travellers. I remember spending rainy afternoons immersed in an ancient atlas when I was still very… Read More

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 Posted on November 11, 2018 by

 History, Literature, Maps

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