"Not any or every death is an end, or birth a beginning."

J. M. Bernstein, The Philosophy of the Novel

Some related philosophy in  a novel —

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IMAGE- 'The Borrowed Heart' in Prince Ombra

For some background, see "New School for Social Research" and "Orozco" in this journal.

See also the brief biography of Bernstein in a document about a meeting last month
in the Orozco Room at the New School.