“Man, when he realizes that he is an object of comedy, does not laugh.”

—  Antonio Porchia

El hombre, cuando sabe que es una cosa cómica, no ríe.
Voces (1943)

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El hombre, cuando sabe que es una cosa cómica, no ríe.

Voces (1943)

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Italian Argentinian poet 1885–1968

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