Julian Barnes quote: In an oppressive society the truth-telling nature of literature is of a different order, and sometimes valued more highly than ...

In an oppressive society the truth-telling nature of literature is of a different order, and sometimes valued more highly than other elements in a work of art.

~ Julian Barnes ~

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