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Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Gwangju News February 17, 2023

This book’s title is taken from a 1950s top-20 hit song. It has been re-recorded many times, and a 1963 version by Bobby Vinton reached number one. It is a love song of a jilted lover who sings, “But when she left, gone was the glow of blue velvet … I can still see blue velvet through my tears.”

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