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11-Jun-2013, 04:18

Liam replied to a thread J. R. R. Tolkien in Writers

Whale-Horses and Morses: Tolkien and the Walrus in the OED

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10-Jun-2013, 19:12

Liam replied to a thread Recently finished books? in General Discussion

Ha, with the exception of The Old Man and the Sea, I pretty much hate everything else I have read by Hemingway, although his spare, lucid style is...

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10-Jun-2013, 19:03

Liam replied to a thread Nikolai Leskov: The Enchanted Wanderer in European Literature

Forgotten in the West, maybe; he's still widely read and enjoyed in Russia. And by widely I do, of course, mean those segments of society that still...

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10-Jun-2013, 06:10

Liam replied to a thread Recent Purchases/Borrowings in General Discussion

Where do you get the money to buy all these books and where do you get the space to store them? :) *jealous*

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07-Jun-2013, 16:56

Liam replied to a thread Favorite Films in General Chat

Yes, I did, and it's definitely a favorite of mine as well. The film pretty much encapsulated the entirety of human life in just over two hours....

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07-Jun-2013, 07:06

Liam started a thread Tatamkhulu Afrika in Writers

Tatamkhulu Afrika (1920-2002) is a truly fascinating figure in South African letters. Born in Egypt to a Turkish mother and an Egyptian father, his...

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07-Jun-2013, 06:56

Liam started a thread Elizabeth Madox Roberts: The Time of Man in Americas Literature

Elizabeth Madox Roberts (1881-1941) is a somewhat neglected name in literary criticism. Part of the Southern Renaissance phenomenon in American...

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07-Jun-2013, 06:46

Liam started a thread Wilma Stockenström: The Expedition to the Baobab Tree in African Literature

The Expedition to the Baobab Tree is a novella (sometimes classified as a novel) by the South African writer and poet Wilma Stockenström. ...

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07-Jun-2013, 06:33

Liam started a thread Wojciech Żukrowski: Stone Tablets in European Literature

Stone Tablets (1966) is considered a classic of 20th-century Polish literature. It is now available in a new translation by Stephanie Kraft. A 650-pp...

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07-Jun-2013, 06:22

Liam replied to a thread New & Notable in General Discussion

And two new (?) books by Umberto Eco in English: From the Tree to the Labyrinth and The Book of Legendary Lands (NB: these are NOT novels):

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07-Jun-2013, 06:13

Liam replied to a thread New & Notable in General Discussion

Nanni Balestrini: Tristano Takashi Hiraide: The Guest Cat Wojciech Żukrowski: Stone Tablets Tatamkhulu Afrika: Bitter Eden Wilma...

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07-Jun-2013, 00:17

Liam replied to a thread Native American Literature in General Discussion

Has Tim Tingle's name been mentioned? He's written and published six books so far; he came to my attention on account of his new/upcoming novel House...

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04-Jun-2013, 02:58

Liam replied to a thread Hilary Mantel: Wolf Hall in European Literature

Just finished Bring Up the Bodies. Just as great as Wolf Hall, albeit much shorter. Anne Boleyn's last days were delineated superbly.

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22-May-2013, 06:16

Liam replied to a thread The youtube music video thread in General Chat

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