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Michael Riffaterre
French literary critic (1924–2006).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Bourganeuf.
Died May 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Occupations
linguist, literary critic, romanist, university teacher
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz