Alexander Fayne
Essays about books, films, and ideas. Also: poems and aphorisms.
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Inception (opens the original)
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This is the fifty-third in a series of short pieces (max. 250 words) about films. They appear weekly, in addition to my regular essays.<img alt="" class
Clemency, the General’s Daughter (opens the original)
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This is the eighth in a series of audio recordings and short essays (max. 500 words, excluding the text of the poems) from my reciter. They appear fortnightly.<img alt="" class="s
You Only Live Twice (opens the original)
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This is the fifty-second in a series of short pieces (max. 250 words) about films. They appear weekly, in addition to my regular essays.<img alt="" class
Side Steps (opens the original)
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Black Christmas (opens the original)
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This is the fifty-first in a series of short pieces (max. 250 words) about films. They appear weekly, in addition to my regular essays.<img alt="" class=
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