The Stuff Of Fiction: The Life And Work Of Georges Simenon
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- April 24, 2023
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The Stuff Of Fiction: The Life And Work Of Georges Simenon1
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- April 24, 2023
Throughout her mystery novels, contemporary writer Louise Penny showcases the much-admired Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. This character—shrewd, but calm and kindly—relies on psychology to solve crimes in and around the fictional Canadian village of Three Pines. When readers compared her works to Agatha Christie, Penny claimed that “a closer fit”
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Literary Masterminds: The Lives of Oscar Wilde and Noël Coward1
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- March 29, 2023
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) and Noël Coward (1899-1973) had lifetimes which overlapped less than a year. Yet, despite the differences in epoch, these literary giants shared many characteristics. They were, of course, highly successful as playwrights who amused others—both professionally and personally—by their charm, wit, and flamboyance. Dublin-born Wilde grew up in an intellectual environment. His
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Book Lovers Prepare For The Metaverse0
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- May 19, 2022
If there’s one thing book lovers love equally to reading books, then it is perhaps the collection, organization, display, and sharing of books that we have read or plan to read. But with everyone online, and with the dawn of the metaverse fast approaching, readers are changing the way we show off our most beloved
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Zola’s Refuge At Médan0
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- January 20, 2022
For renowned nineteenth-century French Naturalist novelist Émile Zola, living a full life meant “To make a book, to plant a tree, to have a child.” And, although he eventually achieved each of these objectives, his early years did not look at all promising. His mother and seven-year-old Émile were left practically penniless as a result
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Unconventional Women: The Wild Lives Of George Sand And Colette0
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- March 5, 2021
Bold and brilliant are terms often used to describe George Sand (1804-1876) and Colette (1873-1954). As it turns out, the two French authors have many things in common besides their celebrated literary production. Because of their character and chosen lifestyle, these feminist icons turned cultural expectations for women upside down. And somehow, despite behaviors which
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French Writers And The Club Des Hashischins0
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- January 22, 2021
The current movement to legalize marijuana brings back memories of earlier historical events which made headline news. “Turn on, tune in, drop out” was the well-known phrase often repeated by Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary to encourage recreational drug use among mid-twentieth century Americans. In the 1940s he began studying the effects of psychedelic substances on
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