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The Dream of Forgetfulness
Two recent books build on an insight of Borges—that to live, it is necessary to forget.
Forgetting: The Benefits of Not Remembering
by Scott A. Small
A Primer for Forgetting: Getting Past the Past
by Lewis Hyde
March 9, 2023 issue