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James Elkins's avatar

Pablo, Happy New Year! That is a poignant message from the first modernist generation. I see Arce was Ambassador to Norway in the 1960s, showing that even the most committed anarchist can flower into a bureaucrat.

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Beautiful Eccentrics's avatar

Thanks Jim- indeed the diplomatic career route was common for Mexican writers of that and subsequent generations, as a complement to their largely non-revenue generating creative practice. Happy new year to you too!

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