Lucy Van Pelt is one of Peanuts' most beloved characters, but before her debut, Violet Gray played a role similar to hers.

Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation. By Richard Fausset Richard Fausset reported ...

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