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with Constance Debré's Love Me Tender

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Constance Debré Finds Beauty in Cruelty | Frieze

Oh, the voice. The voice, the voice, the voice.

This is the incantation, symptomatic and sure. Where has the voice gone? Write like you or write like Constance Debré. That’s what you loved about the book, you know—the honesty. The permission to love despite the tone, maybe even because of it. You are conditioned to be understood and Debré’s words are opa…

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