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Style Is Fate – The New Inquiry

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Donna Tartt’s new novel proves that she thrives at a remove from literary scenes

Georges Braque Woman with Book (1945) Donna Tartt’s new novel proves that she has thrived at a remove from literary scenes Google “Bardo State,” which appears on page 749 of The Goldfinch , and you will find it’s a Tibetan term for an intermediate period. It is also the name of an obscure Dutch musical duo whose influences include two composers — Erik Satie and Arvo Part — who are played on repeat throughout the book, which is named for a painting by the Dutch master Fabritius, and which moves from Manhattan to Vegas to Manhattan before maxing out elegiacally in Amsterdam. In a more stylish co

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