The Enlightened Texts

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Looking at tradition and modernism through the lens of the law and fiction. My look at the law is cutting edge. The main work of fiction at the moment is the serial novel, with chapters given a short-story feel, and powerful visual texture.

About Enlightened Despot

West is the Best. Lover of beautiful things. Law, author, movies, lawyer, art, architecture, history, philosophy, literature and criticism... picking up the scattered pieces and putting them back together.

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