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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

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    Mulan is the story of 1,500 years of shifting ideas about gender and virtue.

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    And this weekend’s best new releases.

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    Alexandre Dumas wrote his famous novel as a revenge fantasy for his father.

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    The Lying Life of Adults is Elena Ferrante’s first novel since her doxxing. It’s terrific.

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