For Barthes, the task of the novelist is to unexpress what has already been expressed, to deliberately play havoc with what is undeniably — and therefore frustratingly — true.
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For Barthes, the task of the novelist is to unexpress what has already been expressed, to deliberately play havoc with what is undeniably — and therefore frustratingly — true.
Source: wiktionary
[…] there is an unexpress but perfectly clear understanding to this effect between themselves and their supporters.
Source: wiktionary
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