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A friendly ambitious researcher. Icelandic. Functional programmer, GHC contributor, and Haskell enjoyer.

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Book Cover for: The Deaths of the Author: Reading and Writing in Time, Jane Gallop

The Deaths of the Author: Reading and Writing in Time

Jane Gallop
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I think ‘The Death of the Author’ is very important to any work. What I meant to say in a story and what was read are often two different things, but the text itself should be the authority. https://t.co/r9AbVlc7vd

Paperback, 2011

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Book Cover for: Dune, Frank Herbert

Dune

Frank Herbert
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"A leader, you see, is one of the things that distinguishes a mob from a people. He maintains the level of individuals. Too few individuals, and a people reverts to a mob.” — Dune by Frank Herbert https://t.co/2efpEdcgqA

Paperback, Mass Market, 1990

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