Author: Park BenjaminPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
The New World
Author: Park BenjaminThe New World
Author: The Strangers' House
Author: Alexander PootsPublisher: Twelve
ISBN: 1538701588
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
A penetrating study and celebration of Northern Irish literature—telling the region’s story through the extraordinary novels and poetry produced by decades of conflict. Northern Ireland is one hundred years old. Northern Ireland does not exist. Both of these statements are true. It just depends who you ask. How do you write about a place like this? THE STRANGERS' HOUSE asks this question of the region’s greatest writers, living and dead. What have they made of Northern Ireland – and what has Northern Ireland made of them? Northern Ireland is roughly the same size as the State of Connecticut, yet has produced an extraordinary number of celebrated poets and novelists. Louis MacNeice, too clever to be happy, formed by his childhood on the shores of Belfast Lough; son of a Protestant clergyman “banned for ever from the candles of the Irish poor”. C. S. Lewis, who discovered Narnia in the rolling drumlins and black rock of County Down. Anna Burns, chronicler of North Belfast and winner of the Booker Prize. And Seamus Heaney, the man of wry precision, the poet with the gift of surprise. As well as household names, Poots also examines writers who may be less familiar to an American readership. These include the dark and bawdy novels of Ian Cochrane, a half-blind writer obsessed with Columbo, and Forrest Reid, a man who saw Arcadia in the Irish countryside, and who was, perhaps, the North’s first queer author. Reading the work of these writers together produces a testament to over one hundred years of literary endeavor and human struggle. THE STRANGERS' HOUSE is the story of how men and women have written about a home divided, and used their work to move, in the words of Seamus Heaney, “like a double agent among the big concepts.”
Wait for the End
Author: Mark LemonA Bridge of Memories
Author: Liliana M. CelliniPublisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1664222901
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
In the summer of 1973, author Liliana M. Cellini left her home country of Italy at age twenty-two and immigrated to the United States. This shy, young woman would now have responsibilities—a marriage, a home, and the dream of a future family to take care of and nourish. The time passed quickly, and now there are the memories. In A Bridge of Memories, she chronicles her life story, telling tales of the old world, her home country of Italy, of her atheist communist father and religious mother, and of her experiences in the United States, experiences that molded her into the person she is today. Cellini also shares her point of view on life, religion, politics, and news. In this memoir, she brings the knowledge of her past to the new generation, her memories from her early age of four to the day when she left Italy, proclaiming her love for both countries.
The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World
Author: Tom RostonPublisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683356934
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
An “engrossing” history of the restaurant atop the World Trade Center “that ruled the New York City skyline from April 1976 until September 11, 2001” (Booklist, starred review). In the 1970s, New York City was plagued by crime, filth, and an ineffective government. The city was falling apart, and even the newly constructed World Trade Center threatened to be a fiasco. But in April 1976, a quarter-mile up on the 107th floor of the North Tower, a new restaurant called Windows on the World opened its doors—a glittering sign that New York wasn’t done just yet. In The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World, journalist Tom Roston tells the complete history of this incredible restaurant, from its stunning $14-million opening to 9/11 and its tragic end. There are stories of the people behind it, such as Joe Baum, the celebrated restaurateur, who was said to be the only man who could outspend an unlimited budget; the well-tipped waiters; and the cavalcade of famous guests as well as everyday people celebrating the key moments in their lives. Roston also charts the changes in American food, from baroque and theatrical to locally sourced and organic. Built on nearly 150 original interviews, The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World is the story of New York City’s restaurant culture and the quintessential American drive to succeed. “Roston also digs deeply into the history of New York restaurants, and how Windows on the World was shaped by the politics and social conditions of its era.” —The New York Times “The city’s premier celebration venue, deeply woven into its social, culinary and business fabrics, deserved a proper history. Roston delivers it with power, detail, humor and heartbreak to spare.” ?New York Post “A rich, complex account.” ?Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Bluebeard
Author: Casie HermanssonPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1604733535
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Bluebeard is the main character in one of the grisliest and most enduring fairy tales. A serial wife murderer, he keeps a horror chamber in which remains of all his previous matrimonial victims are secreted from his latest bride. She is given all the keys but forbidden to open one door of the castle. This is a major study of the tale and its many variants in English: from the 18th and 19th century chapbooks, children's toybooks, pantomimes, melodramas, and circus spectaculars, to the 20th century in music, literature, art, film, and theatre.
Bluebeard
Author: Casie E. HermanssonPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1628467622
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Bluebeard is the main character in one of the grisliest and most enduring fairy tales of all time. A serial wife murderer, he keeps a horror chamber in which remains of all his previous matrimonial victims are secreted from his latest bride. She is given all the keys but forbidden to open one door of the castle. Astonishingly, this fairy tale was a nursery room staple, one of the tales translated into English from Charles Perrault's French Mother Goose Tales. Bluebeard: A Reader's Guide to the English Tradition is the first major study of the tale and its many variants (some, like “Mr. Fox,” native to England and America) in English: from the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century chapbooks, children's toybooks, pantomimes, melodramas, and circus spectaculars, through the twentieth century in music, literature, art, film, and theater. Chronicling the story's permutations, the book presents examples of English true-crime figures, male and female, called Bluebeards, from King Henry VIII to present-day examples. Bluebeard explores rare chapbooks and their illustrations and the English transformation of Bluebeard into a scimitar-wielding Turkish tyrant in a massively influential melodramatic spectacle in 1798. Following the killer's trail over the years, Casie E. Hermansson looks at the impact of nineteenth-century translations into English of the German fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, and the particularly English story of how Bluebeard came to be known as a pirate. This book will provide readers and scholars an invaluable and thorough grasp on the many strands of this tale over centuries of telling.
CORALINE
Author: Narayan ChangderPublisher: CHANGDER OUTLINE
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Step into the eerie and enchanting world of Neil Gaiman's "Coraline" with an MCQ Exploration that takes you beyond the ordinary. This interactive guide invites readers to unravel the mysteries, face the challenges, and navigate the otherworldly realm with Coraline through carefully crafted multiple-choice questions. Key Features: Character Conundrum: Dive into the extraordinary world of Coraline with engaging MCQs that explore her courage, the enigmatic characters she encounters, and the unsettling challenges she must overcome. Otherworldly Adventures: Test your knowledge of the Other Mother's mysterious realm, the button-eyed inhabitants, and the spine-tingling moments that define the eerie beauty of Neil Gaiman's tale with insightful and entertaining multiple-choice questions. Educational and Entertaining: This MCQ exploration isn't just a book; it's an educational and entertaining experience suitable for readers of all ages, making the haunting tale of "Coraline" come alive in a new and exciting way. Nostalgic Connection: Whether you're revisiting the haunting allure of "Coraline" or introducing it to a new generation, this MCQ exploration provides a nostalgic and educational connection to a beloved Neil Gaiman masterpiece. "Coraline: An MCQ Exploration of Neil Gaiman's Otherworldly Tale" is your portal to an interactive journey through the chilling narrative. Available now on the Google Play Book Store, this MCQ guide invites you to rediscover the haunting beauty of "Coraline" in a format that seamlessly blends learning with the joy of reading. Order your copy today and embark on a literary adventure where every question leads to a deeper connection with the mysterious world created by Neil Gaiman. "Coraline: An MCQ Exploration" is more than a book; it's an invitation to relive a cherished classic in a whole new way.
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