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...Proverb and Other Stories, by Marcel Aymé. In this batch of short stories, the Mephistophelian French moralist illustrates his conviction that art and life tug in different directions, and celebrates that tension with a gusty Vive la différence...
...Vive la Différence. In this and other tales in this short-story collection, Marcel Ayme propels the reader down Alice's rabbit hole into a strange and satirical wonderland full of the perverse intractabilities of human nature. They illustrate his conviction that art and life tug in different directions, and celebrate that tension with a gusty "Vive la différence...
...paranoid punk from Oklahoma (Robert Ryan) who would sooner risk the bundle than his sense of white supremacy. The punk calls the Negro "Brother Bones," and warns him not to "crap out" on the job. "Ah been handlin' [Negroes] all mah life. He's no diff'ent because he's got him a twenty-dollah pair a shoes...
...Différence. In Detroit, embarrassed because her first name sounded too masculine, Mrs. Eddie Jefferson petitioned to have it changed to Billie...
...women can be most successful at home-or anywhere else-by making the most of their special gifts of "sympathy, kindness and human warmth." Scheinfeld is inclined to agree with the French deputy who, during a debate on the sexes, jumped to his feet and cried enthusiastically: "Vive la différence...