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Word: operendi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Indeed, Helprin's purpose seems to be a very refined escapism, and he works as a conjurer, producing wonderful effects through his meticulous modus operendi. At the conclusion of "Tamar," a careful story in which a man recalls his infatuation with a young girl at a London dinner party in the '30s. Helprin eloquently adopts the manifesto of the fantasizer...

Author: By Francis MARK Muro, | Title: Eleven Mirages | 3/30/1981 | See Source »

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