Redback (1986) p. 29.
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Although I was too young to understand the theory of universal (that's to say male) guilt, I was old enough to know which sex suffered migraine and which sex caused it.
— Howard Jacobson
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About Howard Jacobson
Howard Jacobson (born 24 August 1942) is a British comic novelist, non-fiction writer and former academic.
About Howard Jacobson
Howard Jacobson (born 24 August 1942) is a British comic novelist, non-fiction writer and former academic.
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