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The Matter That Matters

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Dariush Alavi's Substack - Thoughts on films, books, writing, the things that keep me awake in the middle of the night... and, of course, the other subject about which I've been blogging for years (as Persolaise): perfume and the world of scent.

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About Dariush Alavi

I am an award-winning perfume journalist and writer of literary fiction.

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