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    An American Bookworm in Paris, Part V

    Jerk, a play, from a story by Dennis Cooper, directed by Gisèle Vienne Our series closes with American writer Dennis Cooper, who lives and writes in Paris. His work is believed to continue the French lineage of poète maudits (outlaw poets) a tradition that includes Baudelaire, Rimbaud and Sade.

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