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Bruce Shapiro's USA report; the cultural history of mesmerism; Shokoofeh Azar
Bruce Shapiro on the state of the nation; in 19th century America, putting people into trances for fun or profit became a fast spreading fad and a central part of the rise of modernity; author Shokoofeh Azar's novel, one of the contenders for the Stella prize, uses magic realism to tell an intensely political story.
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