Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TEDx talk on feminism was so powerful and inspiring that it was sampled on Beyoncé’s track “Flawless.” Now Chimamanda has released a new book, “We Should All Be Feminists,” adapted from her very important speech. She says that "awesome" is not in her vocabulary, and that gender is a conversation that... Continue Reading →
Some early critics of Stoker's novel noted the "unnecessary number of hideous incidents" which could "shock and disgust" readers of Dracula. One critic even advised keeping the novel away from children and nervous adults. Initially, Dracula was interpreted as a straightforward horror novel. Dorothy Scarborough indicated the direction of future criticism in 1916 when... Continue Reading →
In the summer of 1816, Mary Godwin, her lover Percy Bysshe Shelley, John William Polidori, and Claire Clairmont (Mary’s step-sister) visited Lord Byron in Geneva, Switzerland. It was Byron who proposed that the group write their own supernatural stories and see who could come up with the best one. Byron wrote only fragments. Polidori really... Continue Reading →
In the book, Forrest goes into pace with NASA. On his return trip back to Earth he crash lands on an island populated by cannibals. He survives only because he manages o beat te head cannibal at chess every day! Winston Groom’s novel came out in 1986 and sold around 30,000 copies, before the movie... Continue Reading →
Infinite Jest is an encyclopedic novel, infamous for its length and enumeration of detail and for its digressions that involve endnotes (some of which themselves have footnotes). Wallace's "encyclopedic display of knowledge" incorporates media theory, linguistics, film studies, sport, addiction, science, and issues of national identity. The book is often humorous yet explores melancholy deeply. Infinite... Continue Reading →
Paolini often found himself daydreaming about dragons when he was riding in the car, when he was taking a shower, when he was supposed to be doing his homework. While he was growing up he captured some of his daydreams on paper, writing poems and short stories that featured dragons and were set in magical... Continue Reading →
Character names in her books are often clues to their identities or secrets. For example, Professor Remus Lupin is a werewolf. According to myth, Romulus and Remus were the founders of Rome and were raised by wolves. His last name, Lupin, is derived from the Latin lupus, for wolf, and the English adjective lupine,... Continue Reading →
While working in music industry in New York, Albom developed interest in Journalism. To chase this new interest and to build his portfolio he started writing for Queens Tribune, a weekly newspaper. This experience helped him earn admission in Columbia University to earn masters degree in journalism which was soon followed by an MBA.... Continue Reading →
One of the debates surrounding Down and Out is whether it was a piece of factual autobiography or part fiction. Orwell wrote in the Introduction to the 1935 French edition: "I think I can say that I have exaggerated nothing except in so far as all writers exaggerate by selecting. I did not feel that... Continue Reading →
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