Nick Hornby - If you're reading a novel that was written in 1964, you'll find out more about...

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If you're reading a novel that was written in 1964, you'll find out more about 1964 than if you're reading a nonfiction book written in 1964 because you're hearing how language was actually used and hearing what people's actual concerns were at the beginning of the 1960s.

Nick Hornby

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Wenn Sie einen Roman lesen, der 1964 geschrieben wurde, werden Sie mehr über das Jahr 1964 erfahren als wenn Sie ein Sachbuch lesen, das 1964 geschrieben wurde, weil Sie hören, wie Sprache verwendet wurde, und was die tatsächlichen Anliegen der Menschen waren Anfang der 1960er Jahre.

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