"Reef" focuses on the flame: the solace and satisfaction Triton finds in the civilized art of pleasing the palate and comforting the soul.Sigrid Nunez also writes about immigrant experience in her memoir-like first novel, A Feather on the Breath of God. The narrator of this incisive, ...
while literature from Southeast Asia such asThe Tale of Kieufrom Vietnam orTale of the Toad Kingfrom Thailand can be classified as world literature by using Damrosch scope, these two stories have not been widely
Sometimes we all need to get back to the basics (read: take a break from technology) and channel the days of our youth with some good ol' young adult novels. After all, stories about identity, love, friendship, and growing up are universal experiences, no matter your age, so go on an...
“By striking contrast, and even if the title promises book-club exotica,The Seven Moons of Maali Almeidais preternaturally irreverent about the manifold brutalities in Sri Lanka during its 26-year civil war … Karunatilaka’s novel breaks with conventional modes of storytelling to reveal humanness...
yustyoking About Kevin FeingoldNovels, short stories, music, let's do lunch! Biden Pardons Hunter December 2, 2024 This is the THIRD TIME since its creation in November 2019 that my blog showcases the realPfft chestnut “Influence Peddling?” God help us! The Biden clan strikes again. ...
The way it highlighted the immigrant experience was especially thoughtful. Be sure to read the moving Author’s Note to learn more about the inspiration for Esme’s character. CW: ableism, grief, references to death of a loved one Hoosier Daddyby Ann McMan and Salem West ...
She still bakes (though she’s pretty rusty at martial arts) and has a deep love for storytelling, creating worlds, and building tales about the characters who inhabit them. Along with Levine Querido, she has works published with Boom! Studios, Capstone, Oni Press, The Atlantic, and The ...
Additionally, he was motivated by a desire to educate others about the immigrant experience and to advocate for social justice. What inspired James Patterson to write in general? James Patterson was inspired to write by his love of storytelling and his desire to create suspenseful ...
The book, of course, offers a lot more details and also tells the reader about the creation of the FBI, which is also a great story. The best thing is that now I found a new favorite writer: I have just started reading David Grann’s latest book: The WAGER. ...
“I was actually writing what you might call a far more serious book at the time, but it was just such a miserable experience. I was having so much fun writing this instead, this fun joke about what it would be like to have someone from the past living with you: in this case, ...