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First-Time Novelists Make a Splash on the Web
Sun, 18 May 2008 16:32:00 -0400
It's more and more common for debut novels to have elaborate homes on the Web, complete with blogs, chatrooms, videos and games. Often the sites are richly illustrated, almost cinematic.
'Canterbury' Spins Tale of New Old Age in America
Sun, 18 May 2008 11:34:00 -0400
In "A Place Called Canterbury," author Dudley Clendinen writes about the 400 days he spent at his mother's senior citizen apartment building/nursing home in Tampa, Fla., where the average age of its residents is 86. Clendinen became intimately involved with the lives of its residents and staff and weaved what has been described as a delightful soap opera.
Student Chronicles High School Misery in 'Truancy'
Sun, 18 May 2008 11:22:00 -0400
"Truancy" is a dystopian novel written by Isamu Fukui, in which teachers and a city's totalitarian mayor indoctrinate students to mindlessly obey, as school-sanctioned bullies keep them in line with intimidation and violence. It's the author's first book — Fukui is himself still in high school, and wrote the novel when he was 15.
Sichuan Novelist Releases Oral Histories Before Quake
Sat, 17 May 2008 16:00:00 -0400
Liao Yiwu, who spent four years in prison for his work protesting the killings at Tiananmen Square, wrote a compilation of oral histories about life in Sichuan. The book was released a month before the deadly earthquake rocked the region. Liao gives host Andrea Seabrook his count of the earthquake and discusses the book The Corpse Walker: Real-Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up.
Suze Rotolo: Of Dylan, New York and Art
Wed, 14 May 2008 10:29:00 -0400
Artist Suze Rotolo — the woman walking beside Bob Dylan on the album cover for The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan — was Dylan's girlfriend in the '60s. She's written about the relationship, and about that era's New York, in a new memoir.
Belly Laughs — and Wampas — in 'Expertise'
Wed, 14 May 2008 10:52:00 -0400
Real out-loud laughter may be uncommon among adults, says Mary Roach, but she cracked up upon cracking open John Hodgman's The Areas of My Expertise. Even Hodgman's list of "Jokes That Have Never Produced Laughter" proved funny.
Applause and a Diversity of Opinions - An article by Robert Taylor about GarcÃa Márquez being awarded the Nobel Prize.
ClassicNotes: 100 Years of Solitude - Summary and analysis of the work. Includes a biography, quiz, and background information.
Meta Description: [ Full summary and analysis of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez written by Harvard students. Includes a biography, and background information on One Hundred Years of Solitude. ]
Gabriel Garcia Marquez - A short biography, recent news; links to essays, articles, and reviews.
Meta Description: [ The Beat Generation : Writers from the Beat Era of American Literature ]
Garcia Marquez Explodes the Liberator's Labyrinth - An book review by Mark Webster of The General in His Labyrinth.
Macondo: Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez - Features a biography, bibliography of works, book reviews, Nobel Prize lecture, a gallery and links.
Meta Description: [ Macondo is a comprehensive Web resource exploring the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. ]
On GarcÃa Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude - A lecture by Ian Johnston.
Rosi's Black Orchid of Violence - An article by Jay Carr about the film based on a short novel by GarcÃa Márquez.
Salon Newsreal - The Mysteries of Bill Clinton - Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez compares the president's fate to that of Hester Prynne.
Meta Description: [ The mysteries of Bill Clinton: Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez compares the president's fate to that of Hester Prynne. ]
