The contents of someone's bookcase are part of his history, like an ancestral portrait. - Anatole Broyard

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The contents of someone's bookcase are part of his history, like an ancestral portrait.

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About Anatole Broyard

Anatole Broyard (July 16, 1920 – October 11, 1990) was an American literary critic for the New York Times. He is notable for denying his African ancestry by passing as white.

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Alternative Names: Anatole Paul Broyard
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