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JL;DR SUMMARY In this exploration of memory and symbolism, French novelist Lola Lafon spends a contemplative night in the Anne Frank House as part of a literary series published by Editions Stock, where authors engage with museums after hours. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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WritingAnne FrankMuseumAmsterdamLossMemorySymbolismNarrativeGestapoLola Lafon

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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"The Muse Picasso is the single most popular choice in the series, but for her night Lafon proposed the Annex of the Anne Frank House, in Amsterdam."

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