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Contents Acknowledgments xi 1. The Meaning of Rereading 1 2. His Heart Laid Bare: Personality, Craft, Compassion, Intimacy 12 3. Self-Realization from This Quiet Dust to Havanas in Camelot 43 4. The Significance of Lie Down in Darkness 68 5. Two Readings of Set This House on Fire 96 6. The Confessions of Nat Turner Carved of Air and Light 121 7. Reflections: Terror and Tenderness in Sophie’s Choice 154 8. Train to the Tidewater: A Journey of Rediscovery 194 Permissions 231 Notes 233 Selected Bibliography 249 Index 257 This page intentionally left blank ...

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