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The Portrait of a Lady – Henry James
It seems that the "American vs. European character" was THE theme for James. It certainly is a very relevant subject, since it studies the cultural evolution of two branches of originally European culture.
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Republic – Plato’s Republic
The Republic – Plato – c. 380 BCE Posted by Steven on 1/11/2013, 12:11:19 More mentions Plato’s The Republic once or twice in Utopia and this invites comparison. There are some similarities, but many more diff...
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Penguin Island – Anatole France
Penguin Island – Anatole France – 1908 Posted by guillermo maynez on 26/3/2015, 12:24:40 I had never read Anatole France, but finally in a spell between my reading on WWI and its cultural entourage, I took this from...
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Patrimony: A True Story – Philip Roth
Patrimony: A True Story – Philip Roth – 1991 Posted by Andre Gerard While Patrimony’s title hints at a postmodern game, there is nothing playful about the clear-eyed, plain-spoken integrity with which Roth observes ...
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Paradise of the Blind
Paradise of the Blind – Dương Thu Hương – 1988 Posted by guillermo maynez on 26/8/2014, 11:34:43 I just finished reading this excellent novel by Vietnamese author (woman) Duong Thu Huong. It is set in the 1970’...
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Pamela (Virtue Rewarded) – Samuel Richardson
Pamela (Virtue Rewarded) – Samuel Richardson – 1740 Note: This discussion includes comments on Pamela (Richardson), Clarissa (Richardson), Shamela (Fielding), Under the Volcano (Lowry) and 1001 Nights among other li...
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Our Man in Havana- Graham Greene
Our Man in Havana- Graham Greene – 1958 Posted by Lale on 19/5/2015, 10:16:44 In December when we were in Havana, I bought from a book seller Graham Greene’s “Our Man in Ha...
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Omon Ra – Victor Pelevin
Omon Ra – Victor Pelevin – 1992 Posted by guillermo maynezon 22/5/2013, 10:40:53 Did anybody else read “Omon Ra”? I enjoyed it a lot. I think it goes well beyond a satire of the Soviet Union, to create a...
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The Old Wives’ Tale – Arnold Bennett
The Old Wives’ Tale – Arnold Bennett – 1908 Posted by guillermo maynez on 2/6/2015, 13:27:21 Continuing with my work towards becoming an expert in British literature 1850-1950 , I just read Arnold Bennett̵...
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Novels starting with the claim that the story has been “found”
Novels starting with the claim that the story has been “found” Novels that start with a preface by the narrator or the author claiming that they have found the story that follows in a lost notebook or in a book at a...
