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Well, everybody has their own reason should read some publications cassandra. It has since been translated into a number of languages. Christa wolf has written an excellent book that deals with the issues of the eastwest german divide in an ancient greek setting. Cassandra looks back over her life as she awaits death, having fallen prisoner to the greeks at the fall of troy. Wolfs observations about war, violence and truth are just as applicable today as they were in ancient times or in central.
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