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High-Wire Act
Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898–1940
by Jed Perl
November 9, 2017 issue
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Hilary Spurling’s books include Pearl Buck in China: Journey to the Good Earth and a biography of Henri Matisse. Her biography of Anthony Powell, Dancing to the Music of Time, will be published in the US next year. (November 2017)
High-Wire Act
Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898–1940
by Jed Perl
November 9, 2017 issue
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