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a stranger's brain you wear for 400 pages and call it relaxation
word originItalian novella means a new, fresh little thing
first novelJapan's Tale of Genji, written by a woman, 1000s
longest everProust runs over 1.2 million words
reading effectfiction measurably boosts empathy in readers
the brainvivid scenes fire real sensory regions