The tragedy of love is indifference.

William Somerset Maugham

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Topic

Unrequited love Dangers of love Love

Speaker

Neilson

Author

William Somerset Maugham

Source

Red The Trembling of a Leaf

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1921 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Maugham. William Somerset. The Trembling of a Leaf: Little Stories of the South Sea Islands. George H. Doran Company, 1921.

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1951 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Adorno, Theodor. Minima Moralia: Reflexionen aus dem beschädigten Leben [Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life]. Suhrkamp Verlag, 1951.

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