Tag: literature
group name: books
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February 17, 2007 09:38 PM EST --
A child born in the streets of 18th century France, immediately discarded by its mother, sounds a first cry that both condemns his mother to death and . . . more
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December 06, 2007 06:10 PM EST --
(humming:) "The weather outside is frightful...."
It's the perfect time of year for curling up with a good book. Except of course for all the holiday festivities, family gatherings, . . . more
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February 01, 2007 09:29 PM EST --
If your virtually untouched high school copy of The Grapes of Wrath is still occupying the prize slot on your bookshelf, or if you’re still regretting . . . more
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March 05, 2008 09:37 PM EST --
Reading is the singing of angels, the heartspeak of the world, my most consuming passion (next to my grown ass kids).
I generally read between 12 to 14 books every two weeks, because I got it like . . . more
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December 08, 2007 10:46 AM EST --
http://books.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,331488257-114241,00.html
A hunger for books
Last night Doris Lessing, aged 88, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. In her acceptance speech she recalls . . . more
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February 08, 2007 12:08 PM EST --
The Literary Game and How to Read It
There comes a time in every honest conversation about literature
between students and professors when the students' willingness to
accept . . . more
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February 27, 2008 04:04 PM EST --
Regarded by the world as one of the greatest Czech writers, Milan Kundera now lives in Paris but still writes about his homeland.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being is probably . . . more
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May 28, 2008 03:05 AM EDT --
Welcome to Wednesday Writing Essentials. Today is OPEN.
I want to say something about what OPEN means. According to the original definition of Writing Essentials . . . more
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June 16, 2008 04:44 PM EDT --
I like to read fiction, and I tend to pick up books that I find more entertaining than thought provoking. When a story gets to deep or complex I put it down and move on to the next one. Yes, I can be . . . more
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April 21, 2008 08:45 AM EDT --
Vi Connelly is a true romantic, a firm believer that the Perfect Man is out there. She's also gained the reputation of being possibly the perfect bridesmaid and a true wedding enthusiast. But . . . more
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April 04, 2007 12:29 PM EDT --
Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning ran with the intriguing show, Writers rate the greats:
A book critic asked more than 100 of today's most well-known writers what they think are the top 10 . . . more
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May 25, 2007 05:08 PM EDT --
Gray, dark, cold. Ash. Make yourself comfortable with these words. This is what remains of our world in "The Road", Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic vision set in the not so inconceivable . . . more
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May 03, 2008 05:10 PM EDT --
Harris Poll questioned people as to their top ten favorite books. The Bible, as always came out on top. I think a lot of the people who choose The Bible have neer actually read it, and if they have, they . . . more
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June 17, 2008 08:13 PM EDT --
the origins, perspectives, and concerns of Western imperialism as reflected in science fiction
COLONIALISM AND THE EMERGENCE OF SCIENCE FICTION by John Rieder. Wesleyan U. Press, Middletown, . . . more
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October 17, 2007 08:42 AM EDT --
sources and context of the fantasy writings of Tolkein and Lewis
THE COMPANY THEY KEEP - C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkein as Writers in a Community by Diana Pavlac Glyer. Kent State U. Press, . . . more
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July 22, 2007 03:40 PM EDT --
Dear Ms. Rowling:
I have finished reading "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and my mood is somewhat melancholy. It is not that your final tome in Harry's epic fails to measure up to . . . more
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September 12, 2007 10:39 PM EDT --
Reviewed by Magdalena Ball
The Road
By Cormac McCarthy
Picador
ISBN: 9780330447546 , June 2007, 256 pages, paperback, A$22.95
It’s probably fair to call The Road a perfect novel. . . . more
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April 02, 2008 05:56 PM EDT --
In The Land of Mango Sunsets, Dorothea Benton Frank continues to do what she does best: prove that even grown ups can "come of age."
Miriam Elizabeth Swanson is determined to cling to the . . . more
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March 27, 2007 01:23 PM EDT --
Spring has arrived to our little town. The other day my daughters and I spotted a Robin as we walked and I was reminded of how excited I would get as a little girl to spot my first Robin of the spring. . . . more
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October 15, 2007 04:54 PM EDT --
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey
(5/5 stars)
I haven't seen more than a few minutes of the famous 1975 film version of this novel. But even for me, it's hard reading this . . . more
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