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It was surreal in many respects, magical realism
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

It was surreal in many respects, magical realism, but yet there's tremendous, in-depth...

It was surreal in many respects, magical realism, but yet there's tremendous, in-depth knowledge of human nature, both good and bad, in this book

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It was surreal in many respects, magical realism,
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but yet there's tremendous,
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in-depth knowledge of human nature,
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both good and bad, in this book.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:43:35
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
I felt it so perceptive about what it means to be married, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
I felt it so perceptive about what it means to be married,
I mean, I was personally affected - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
I mean, I was personally affected
So I think both characters were very sympathetic. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
So I think both characters were very sympathetic.
They were real. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
They were real.
It was his imagination of Fermina that he loved. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
It was his imagination of Fermina that he loved.
He only knew what he thought she was, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
He only knew what he thought she was,
And, I mean, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
And, I mean,
It was his imagination that sustained him, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
It was his imagination that sustained him,
He was in love with love, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
He was in love with love,
His imagination of her, about her - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
His imagination of her, about her
That and his constant promiscuous affairs, affairs, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
That and his constant promiscuous affairs, affairs,
Uh, so he was living in the world of illusion. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Uh, so he was living in the world of illusion.
I think that's one of the themes of the book, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:21
I think that's one of the themes of the book,
The pursuit of love, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
The pursuit of love,
Both the city and the library tend - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Both the city and the library tend
So there's the IT G consideration - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
So there's the IT G consideration
These are all you know, components of a larger strategy - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
These are all you know, components of a larger strategy
If you tell that richer story, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
If you tell that richer story,
Can we help the city understand the richness - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Can we help the city understand the richness
Should we have personas for, like, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Should we have personas for, like,