Paul La Farge Quote
The paradox of anthropology: to see something, you had to be outside of it, but when you were outside of it, you couldn't see it for what it was.
Paul La Farge
The paradox of anthropology: to see something, you had to be outside of it, but when you were outside of it, you couldn't see it for what it was.
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About Paul La Farge
Paul Bayard La Farge (November 17, 1970 – January 18, 2023) was an American novelist and essayist. He wrote five novels: The Artist of the Missing (1999), Haussmann, or the Distinction (2001), The Facts of Winter (2005), Luminous Airplanes (2011), and The Night Ocean (2017), all of which, particularly Haussmann, earned positive critical attention. His essays, fiction and reviews have appeared in publications such as The Believer, The Village Voice, Harper's, and The New Yorker.