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July 6, 2008
1, 15, 20? What is the Magic Number?
by OdileEverything is being studied, analyzed, examined. So does anybody know if there is a magical number when it comes to chapters or pages? What would sell better? 7 chapters, 150 pages. 32 chapters, 322 pages?
In Americanae Avventurose, Italian writer, Cristina Campo draws the portrait of 20 "Adventurous American", women whose behaviors or ideas make them stand apart. Those portraits includes that of Mae West, Hilda Doolittle, Josephine Nivison, and Kay Swift.
In Le Premier Homme de Ma Vie, French journalist Olivia Benhamou, interviews 11 (eleven) daughers about their relationship with their fathers. Among the interviews: writer, Camille Laurens; artist, Mâkhi Xenakis; and former porn star, Brigitte Lahaie.


