Thursday, July 01, 2021

Beers & Books CVI – George Sand

"Simplicity is the essence
of the great, the true, the beautiful in art."

George Sand (1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876)

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  1. There's the obvious Chopin connection there. Interesting Author though. And a very interesting person.

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    1. Quite, Mark. And she would have appreciated to see you describing her not as an interesting woman but an interesting person.
      "There is only one sex. A man and a woman are so entirely the same thing that one can scarcely understand the subtle reasons for sex distinctions with which our minds are filled."

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  2. I suspect she was a difficult person to know, but rewarding. As are her books.

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