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Author: Anita Brookner Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1982108185 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 192
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An “almost flawless novel” (People) about a quiet scholar who is convinced that her life has been ruined by literature and that she must make a new start in life. Since childhood, Ruth Weiss had been escaping from life into books, and from the attentions of her eccentric parents into the gentler warmth and company of friends and lovers. Now at forty years old, an academic devoted to the study of Balzac, she believes that literature has ruined her life and that she must once again, make a fresh start. “Lively, filled with gentle humor” (Miami Herald) this is an elegant and wry novel that will stay with you long after the final page is turned.
Author: Anita Brookner Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1982108185 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 192
Book Description
An “almost flawless novel” (People) about a quiet scholar who is convinced that her life has been ruined by literature and that she must make a new start in life. Since childhood, Ruth Weiss had been escaping from life into books, and from the attentions of her eccentric parents into the gentler warmth and company of friends and lovers. Now at forty years old, an academic devoted to the study of Balzac, she believes that literature has ruined her life and that she must once again, make a fresh start. “Lively, filled with gentle humor” (Miami Herald) this is an elegant and wry novel that will stay with you long after the final page is turned.
Author: Karal Ann Marling Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 240
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The social debut and its offshoots--the high school prom, the sorority presentation, beauty pageants--continue to emphasize celebrity, class, and community. But why does this peculiar tradition persist? In "Debutante," Marling demystifies debdom and the "long-term American hankering after the trappings of royalty."
Author: Christian Uva Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190942703 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 256
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Spectacle, myth, fable - these words instantly leap to mind when considering director Sergio Leone's celebrated films. His popularization of the Spaghetti Western genre, through works like A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), continues to have a profound impact on filmmakers worldwide. In this exciting new study, Italian film scholar Christian Uva explores a side of Leone's works rarely before discussed: the political. Grappling with the contradictions between Leone's politically critical cinematic eye and his aversion to ideological classification, Sergio Leone: Cinema as Political Fable makes sense of how the director's internal political tensions shaped the radical themes of his Western fables. Looking at Leone and his films through a number of lenses, the book examines the elements of Italian history and identity interwoven in the director's stories, provides cultural context for a career spanning from Italy's fascist regime to Leone's death in 1989, and discusses the influences that formed Leone's directorial identity. Uva focuses in particular on the postmodernist theory behind Leone's works, revealing the critical basis of his stylistic and narrative innovations and newly analyzing the most iconic sequences from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1967), Duck, You Sucker (1971), and Once Upon a Time in America (1984). An admirably thorough take on the man and his works, Sergio Leone: Cinema as Political Fable provides fresh perspective on a director long-established in cinema canon.
Author: Zélio Cabral Publisher: Clube de Autores ISBN: Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 144
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Once again Flamengo joins the history of football Brazilian and worldwide. After winning in game exciting Copa Libertadores 2019 in the November 23 in Lima, Peru, and to conquer the Brazilian Championship the next day without going into field, his achievement is spectacular and deserves to be recorded. Until the end! Flamengo Super Champion 2019 - Its history, achievements and glories is the title and subtitle of this little book. Remember the paths of Flamengo since its origin in rowing, its most important achievements and also the heroic year 2019, with the signings of the players, Florida Cup matches, Campeonato Carioca, Copa do Brazil, Libertadores and Brazilian Championship. At the end of book get acquainted with 40 curiosities about Flamengo that not even the most fanatical fans are able to to know. The book is an agile, cheerful and informative narrative of Flamengo s trajectory, by a skin writer decidedly red-black: Zélio Cabral. Yes, it s the book of a Flamengo fan. But, to be read also by the fans of the opposing teams and even by those who do not cheer for no team - and that, after that, maybe better understand the magic that football awakens.
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