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Miniature paper theatre on a library table

Two glasses-wearing figures lean over a library table in a fictional black-and-white image, examining a small paper theatre as one holds a narrow strip above it. Several figure cut-outs occupy the decorated stage among books, sheets and tools, with shelves and desk lamps extending behind.
Miniature paper theatre on a library tableSource: He Fa on Walter Benjamin

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Two glasses-wearing figures lean over a library table in a fictional black-and-white image, examining a small paper theatre as one holds a narrow strip above it. Several figure cut-outs occupy the decorated stage among books, sheets and tools, with shelves and desk lamps extending behind.

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  • Story setting: 1937, Paris · Bibliothèque nationale.

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  • He Fa on Walter Benjamin｜Will the Original Please Take the StageEnglish

    Caption on that page: Paris, 1937. All five He Fas demand to play the original. 1930s silver-gelatin photograph with practical paper-puppet staging

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    He Fa holds up a ticket stub to lure small paper doubles onto a paper theatre while Benjamin folds its wings shut.

  • 何发论本雅明｜请原件上台中文

    Caption on that page: 1937，巴黎。五个何发都要求演原件。 1930年代银盐黑白照片与纸偶布景合成质感

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    何发举着票根引诱几个小纸分身登上纸剧场，本雅明正合拢侧幕。

  • He Fa on XXX | Twelve fantastical journeys through timeEnglish
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    He Fa holds up a ticket stub to lure small paper doubles onto a paper theatre while Benjamin folds its wings shut.

  • 何发论 XXX｜十二场奇幻穿越戏中文
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    何发举着票根引诱几个小纸分身登上纸剧场，本雅明正合拢侧幕。