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And along comes Robert Frank, the hairy homunculus, the European Jew with his 35-mm. Philip Gefter, New York Times, "Robert Frank Dies; Pivotal Documentary Photographer Was 94," 10 Sep. 2019

The book culminates with Christian’s involvement in complex laboratory preparations, including the creation of a bird that is then killed; its ashes are used to make two homunculi, which, in the laboratory, grow to become the bridal couple. Peter Bebergal, The New Yorker, "Reimagining a Shadowy Medieval Brotherhood That Probably Didn’t Exist," 26 Oct. 2016

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