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Mark Fitzpatrick

Mark Fitzpatrick

Verlaine & Rimbaud: The Poète Maudit and the Homme Fatale

Verlaine is, with Mallarmé and Baudelaire, one of the major figures of the Symbolist and Decadent movements in poetry in late 19th century…

7 min readMar 16, 2021

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Verlaine & Rimbaud: The Poète Maudit and the Homme Fatale

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Mark Fitzpatrick

Kings of Vanished Kingdoms

Flying home to Ireland, on Saint Stephen’s day, the 26th of December. The country has been covered with snow, temperatures plunging …

9 min readJan 10, 2021

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Kings of Vanished Kingdoms

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Mark Fitzpatrick

LAMENT FOR A LOST WORLD

It struck me a few months ago, and I have been struggling with the idea of putting it into words ever since. I did not want to admit that…

13 min readJan 5, 2021

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LAMENT FOR A LOST WORLD

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Mark Fitzpatrick

Anomaly in Paris : the je ne sais quoi of the French girl, and how to survive as an expat woman in…

It’s one of the most endearing things about Paris: the clichés are true. I am evensitting writing this in a garret on the Left Bank, in…

10 min readDec 11, 2020

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Anomaly in Paris : the je ne sais quoi of the French girl, and how to survive as an expat woman in…

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Mark Fitzpatrick

VERCINGETORIX VERSUS THE VIKINGS! ~ A Brutey Contest ~

The original “indomitable Gaul”, Vercingetorix, united the Gaulish tribes in the first century BC against Julius Caesar, at that time…

9 min readMay 21, 2020

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VERCINGETORIX VERSUS THE VIKINGS!
~ A Brutey Contest ~

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Mark Fitzpatrick

The Politics of Holding the Door

You’ve all heard it, haven’t you?

15 min readDec 17, 2019

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The Politics of Holding the Door

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Mark Fitzpatrick

“Could you direct me to the Euphemism?”: Cross-channel toiletries

Just as a smattering of French was once essential to providing a je ne sais quoi to the chattering of a certain class of English speaker…

6 min readNov 20, 2019

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“Could you direct me to the Euphemism?”: Cross-channel toiletries

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Mark Fitzpatrick

Superhero Movies and the Progress of Romance: Why We Shouldn’t Worry

So: Marvel? Detective Comics (you know, DC)? Why do people flock to these movies? Why superheroes? There are many theories. But let me…

8 min readOct 24, 2019

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Superhero Movies and the Progress of Romance: Why We Shouldn’t Worry

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Mark Fitzpatrick

Mark Fitzpatrick

Irish writer living in Paris. Has been a bookseller, university lecturer, aid-worker, Hollywood writer’s assistant, and a professional clown.

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