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Shakespeare's Hamlet-written 2,000 years after the classical Greek period-follows a narrative pattern similar to that of the Greek Electra myth, and it isn't the only story to do so. We see signs of Electra's influence again in the 20th-century works of Oscar Wilde, Eugene O'Neill and T.S. Eliot, among others. This revised and updated edition looks more closely at the influence of Electra on popular culture throughout history and the questions it...
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In "Studies in American Literature", D. H. Lawrence's brilliance as both a writer and a critic shimmers with energy and originality. His thought-provoking look at canonized American literature is a brazenly opinionated, unabashed, playfully irreverent examination of authors and works that have shaped the American literary imagination. His unyielding intellectual curiosity sheds new light on the grand tapestry of Walt Whitman's poetic vision, the daring...
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An enthralling debut, Above the Fire crystallizes the relationship between a father and son as they survive a winter of isolation. Perfect for fans of The Dog Stars by Peter Heller and The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
Laboring under a shared loss, Doug and his young son, Tim, set out on a late season backpacking trip through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. They find beauty and solidarity in the outdoors, making friends along the trail, and falling...
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From the bestselling author of Headlong, a mesmerizing novel about secrecy, imagination, and a child's game turned deadly earnest
The sudden trace of a disturbing, forgotten aroma compels Stephen Wheatley to return to the site of a dimly remembered but troubling childhood summer in wartime London. As he pieces together his scattered images, we are brought back to a quiet, suburan street where two boys, Keith and his sidekick-Stephen-are engaged in...
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For years Martin has biked into the coastal hills to bask in solitude beside a remote pond. When a strange woman begins to visit 'his' refuge, Martin tries to scare her away ... but takes matters a step too far. "Martin's Pond" was first published in the literary magazine Five Fingers Review, issue #20, in Spring 2003.
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La ocasión de celebrar los cien años de nacimiento de Jorge López Páez ofrece a la Universidad Veracruzana la oportunidad de acercar a los lectores a un destacado miembro de la generación de la mitad del siglo XX mexicano, autor pionero de la temática homosexual (masculina) en la literatura nacional y uno de los autores iniciales de la histórica colección Ficción (UV). Para ello, esta casa de estudios ha publicado SIN GANAS EN GHANA Y OTROS...
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Brazilian Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis was the finest storyteller of nineteenth-century Latin America. "Midnight Mass and Other Stories" offers a selection of Machado's tales, from the oft-translated and sly erotic title story, a classic of Brazilian literature, to such brief ironic tales, not previously translated into English, as "A Game," "Coimbra the Clerk," and "Sooner the Tarpeian Rock." Also included is "Botany Lesson," Machado's most successful...
11) Falls the Shadow
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Falls the Shadow consists of twin short stories, Falls the Shadow and La Feria, which, although they have defined identities, share a common heritage and are in many ways inseparable.Falls the Shadow, the first of the two, is set on the North Atlantic coast, whereas La Feria is set in Southern Spain, in Andalusia. It is a journey which takes us from the harsh, pessimistic climes of the north to the gentler, more optimistic region of the south. Though...
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El pan de lo irremediable habla de todo aquello, fatal, con lo que hay que "alimentarse", de lo que hay que llevarse a la boca para no perecer; hablade un destino oscuro, presente en los primeros escarceos amorosos, en los numerosos desencuentros, en la muerte de los seres amados. La ausencia es el eje rector de estos poemas que exploran, desde la femineidad, el cuerpo, el erotismo, el amor y la muerte.
La primera parte de este poemario reúne los...
14) The Machete
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Inácio Ramos is a cellist. His young wife, daughter of a poor shopkeeper, does not understand his art. She is drawn instead to popular music and those who play it, above all to a mediocre law student who is back in Rio de Janeiro for the holidays.Translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Juan LePuenGenre: short storyLength: 4,500 words
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Tratado de Agronomía recorre las calles de un barrio porteño y nos abre sus puertas a un sinnúmero de universos personales que desvelan sus deseos más profundos. Así, ese barrio de baldosas rotas y frondosa arboleda se transforma en un lugar misterioso a descubrir. Los lectores que nos animamos a atravesar ese umbral nos encontramos con relatos en los que las voces de los personajes nos susurran al oído y nos hacen cómplices de sus fantasías,...
17) Set It Off
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JJ Carlisle is the beloved youngest brother of his blended family, a boy who grew up thinking he was destined for greatness. Instead, he finds trouble, with sister Jackie and stepsister Karen regularly there to bail him out. While their lives settle as the years pass, JJ feels personally affronted by the roiling economy of the 21st century. The Occupy movement gives him a shot at leadership. But his hubris and anger threaten to radicalize him farther...
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Crónicas de Vida, Soledad y Muerte, es la ópera prima de Miguel Anabalón y consta de relatos construidos en los intersticios entre realidad y ficción, el humor y el drama psicológico, el mito urbano y la crónica autobiográfica. Cada cuento revela la fascinación del autor no solo por la literatura, sino también por la música, el cine, la física, las matemáticas y las ciencias metafísicas, así como por las cuestiones existenciales del...
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In Reading To Write, a Novel Way to Write a Novel, Bill Johnson uses detailed reviews of the opening pages of popular novels to guide new writers to a deeper understanding of storytelling.The novels explored in this workbook include Catherine Hyde Ryan's Funeral for Horses, excerpts from Catcher in the Rye, Harlan Coben's Tell No One, The Tin Drum, The Bell Jar, and Lady Chatterly's Lover.Learn to write a novel by reading popular novels!Bill has taught...
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The author uses amusement park attractions (themed for Disney World) to gently introduce new paradigms to a wide audience. His sources include experts in nutrition, economics, technology, and psychology.BACK COVER - "The world of tomorrow exists today, but only for those who can spot the true experts." ... And never before in human history has it been so crucial to spot these experts sooner rather than later. You see, "progress" is accelerating---our...
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