"Sometimes we feel we straddle two cultures; at other times, that we fall between two stools."

Society, Culture, Identity, Conflict, Struggle

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"Sometimes we feel we straddle two cultures; at other times, that we fall between two stools."

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"Realism can break a writer's heart."

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