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John Mendelssohn's avatar

It’s not my work. It’s EL Doctorow’s. He has Emma Goldman using it in reference to a rich fistfucker in Ragtime, the novel all other American novels wish they were.

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Charles Bastille's avatar

I read that long ago - in my very early 20s- but I don’t remember its details well. I should reacquaint myself someday. I never remember details from a book well enough to quote them, anyway. I’ve always been a little jealous of those who can.

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