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Literature | In 1937 appearance, Joyce joined Hungarians ‘in the middle’
Jun 16 | Why has a 1937 alignment of literary stars not featured in Vienna in the European Championship’s cultural program? Vladimir Nabokov lectures in a Parisian literary salon and espies James Joyce “sitting, arms folded and glasses glinting, in the midst of the Hungarian football team.”
Hungary | Ferenc Puskás dies, aged 79
Articles on the death of Ferenc Puskás at 79; Hugo Sánchez’s first statements as coach of Mexico; Ligo Revelacion in Decatur, Alabama; a grumpy columnist in Israel; and another study on sectarianism in Scottish football.
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