“The problem is that many of his affirmations cannot be proven.”

— Serge Raynaud de la Ferriere

Siegel, Pamela (2014). Serge Raynaud de la Ferrière: Aspectos Biográficos. ISBN 978-85-912978-1-8. The research on the author can be found at Lulu.com.

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