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Word: dorotea (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...trouble with Harry is that he can only really enjoy himself if he knows he's being wicked. In Paris, he tries "laughing Simone from Marseille, a specialist in net underwear . . . and Mamai and Lisa and Danielle and Monique." His real fate, however, is a Roman prostitute called Dorotea-an "enigmatic goddess," whose "hair quivered slightly at the roots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mixed Fiction, Feb. 27, 1956 | 2/27/1956 | See Source »

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