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Meaning
The quote says that wealth is not best measured by luxury items alone. Having reliable, high-quality water is presented as a more basic and revealing sign of affluence. It contrasts flashy riches with something practical and essential.
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Originally said in English.
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About Anthony Doerr
American novelist and short story writer
Anthony Doerr is an American novelist and short story writer. He came to wide attention with his 2014 novel All the Light We Cannot See, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His work spans novels and short fiction, and he is especially known for the success of All the Light We Cannot See. The book brought him broad recognition and established him as a major contemporary American literary voice.
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Books by Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See
2014
Cloud Cuckoo Land
2021
The Shell Collector
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2005
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