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The author traces the influence of Taoism on Ursula K. Le Guin’s science fiction, analysing the use of spiritual symbols in her book, ‘The left hand of darkness’ which directly relates to her belief in Taoism.
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The author invites readers to revisit Julia (1984), Gertrude (Hamlet) and Daisy (The Great Gatsby) with more context and see further than the male gaze.
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Geoffrey Miller writes about the nuanced approach of the inimitable Steinbeck and how he uses environment to create entry points and eases into the minds of readers.
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The author shares her reflections on becoming a writer and the tussle between self-publishing and traditional publishing.
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The author circumnavigates the world of literature, along with the intent of discovering the know-how of women writers and comes back satisfied.
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In Conversation with Oksana Zabuzhko’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude, or the Importance of a Story” and Olesya Khromeychuk’s A Loss
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The author studies the seemingly dichotomous take on war in Walt Whitman’s and Emily Dickinson’s poetry; and argues for the congruency it attains underlining sufferings and deaths. Further, she notes the heavy usage of punctuations in Dickinson’s war poetry and theorizes what it represents.
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“… teachers are very serious because they do all their work with their minds and so sometimes they have to be reminded that they must use their bodies.” – Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing
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At 61 years, in the midst of a pandemic, Keith Fadelici turns his attention to a collection of Ray Bradbury’s novels & short stories on his bookshelves and inspects the author’s lasting legacy.
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Playwright-poet Ashutosh Potdar’s questioning approach towards traditions and modernity gives his writing a nuanced and layered approach. We talk to him to know more about his thought process.
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As the title suggests, Francesca Bell’s debut collection of poetry, Bright Stain (Red Hen Press, 2019) is rife with complexity and nuance. A stain might..
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Every author gets asked—cornered, perhaps—to say succinctly: What’s your book about? Two ex-cons murder a family of four in Kansas and, after the crime and..
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“That’s how it is on this bitch of an earth.” — Pozzo in Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett I read Waiting for Godot this..
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The term magic implies sleight of hand, an ability to make things appear and disappear at will. In a magic show, magicians exercise their ability..
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Author: Luis Chitarroni Title: From Siluetas/Silhouettes (La Bestia Equilátera, 2012) Language: Spanish (Argentina) Excerpt Length: Approx. 1,300 Words Translator: Allison A. deFreeseRights Holder: Luis Chitarroni,..
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Can we incorporate and treasure and be nourished by that which we do not understand? Of course. — Joy Williams It was a fresh day..
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Ally H. Campanozzi delves deep into the psyche of adolescence and sexual trauma from the eyes of Holden and Charlie.
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Gretchen Comba writes a tribute to William Maxwell and discusses how his pivotal moments take place in insignificant moments that occur after the tragedy.
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Vincent Larson offers this fun, exploratory literary criticism on Hemingway’s work, intended to help writers discover a type of literary notation that they might use in their own work.
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“Re-Thinking Thoreau” is John Roman’s attempt to correct the legacy of Thoreau and explores how Henry was able to surmount his “issues’ during a time when medical attention and prescription drugs were not available.
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Someone sometime said their paintings represent the end of painting; I think it was Ad Reinhardt. Years before, Piet Mondrian sought to be the world’s..
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In writing, the emotions terror and dread are easy to evoke, yet difficult to evoke well. One of the common follies present in beginning writing..
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Cormac McCarthy’s The Road can best be described as an exploration of human complexity in the wake of life-threatening conflict. It follows the story of..
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I picked Washington Square1 from a low shelf in my parents’ living room, having courted the idea for a while, as the book looked pretty. I..