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# Paintings of Reading as an Illustration to a Bookmate Article on the Benefits of Fiction
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/smeniaiutsia-epokhi-no-zhelanie-khudozhnikov-zapechatlet-zavorozhennost-liudei-chteniem-ostaiotsia-neizmennym/
- Published: 2023-10-06T16:02:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:37:50.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Art, Books, Science

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