I'm still here! Feeling tired now, but enjoying this back-to-back reading! Here is an update to let you know what I've been up to. Hope audio books count since I needed something to 'read' when it was not possible to just sit down and do so, plus they keep me awake when I feel my eyes drooping!: Books marked with *1001 Books means that they count towards my 1001 Books to read before I die challenge,...
I have to make the family some lunch (quick sandwiches -- LOL) so, I am to start by listening to I Am Legend (S.F. Masterworks) by Richard Matheson on my iPod as I busy myself in the kitchen. Hope that counts! (Check out the fantastic vampire cover!) After that, the family are going out, and I am going to be left to my own devices until they return later this evening. Which is nice! I've loaded up...
The short story came into its own as a literary genre at the end of the nineteenth century, as the three-decker novel died its death and the rising numbers of magazines and journals created a new market for shorter fiction. Moreover, the short story, as Angelique Richardson points out in this charming collection, "was concerned with questions rather than answers [and] was perfectly suited to give...
...W ell, virtually-speaking anyway. I am teaching a class this semester on the 1890's, and I'm very excited, because the fin de siecle is one of my absolute favorite time periods in art and literature! The reading list includes: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The Awakening by Kate Chopin The Time Machine by H.G. Wells Mrs. Warren's Profession by G.B. Shaw In addition, we will be reading...
I recently saw a post at The Written World called Fictional Characters That I Hate , and it got me to thinking. There are several characters who caused a gut reaction of pure hate as I read: Becky Sharp from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray - I stated in my review that I thought Becky Sharp was pure evil, and that provoked some interesting comments stating that she was a product of her background...
Kate Chopin was an American writer who is now best known for her novel The Awakening (1899) which was 're-discovered' in the 1960s. But in fact she was a professional and quite successful author in her own lifetime who earned part of her living by placing her short stories with magazines. Her stories embrace the modern tradition, created in the late nineteenth century, of describing situations or dramatic...
I'm sad to say that I haven't read The Awakening by Kate Chopin so I can't shed much light on any possible references that may be in this shirt. If the tee does actually refer to the book, please feel free to enlighten us! .. Or, me at least! Anyway, I still like Joelnz' t-shirt as is. The monotone art reminds me of book illustrations. It's amazing the intense effect that a million teeny tiny sketch...
From The New York Times : Sony Reaches Deal To Share In Google's E-Book Library . An excerpt: Aiming to outdo Amazon.com and recapture the crown for the most digital titles in an e-book library, Sony is announcing Thursday a deal with Google to make a half million copyright-free books available for its Reader device, a rival to the Amazon Kindle . Since 2004, Google has scanned about seven million...
The Death of Evie Avery Produced By: Fine Feathered Friends Written By: Sara Jeanne Asselin, a riff on "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin Directed By: Melissa Firlit Is Evie alive or dead? Asleep or awake? Can she drift from loving mother to sexless, primitive monster? Will she reject her children, husband, friends and lovers? Who knows. Anyone up for a swim? 1h 40m For More Info: www.finefeatheredfriendstheater.org...
Great works of literature banned include: "Ulysses," "Candide," "Fanny Hill," "Moll Flanders," "Canterbury Tales," "The Arabian Nights," "Leaves of Grass," "Civil Disobedience," "Frankenstein," "Call of the Wild," religious works like The Bible and The Quaran, and so many others. 1984 George Orwell,...
RSVP: We've already had several RSVPs for our NYC indie bookstore walking tour. Get all the details via our announcement post . People are still adding to our collaborative literary Atlas . Recent additions include several non-bookstore literary spots in the Midwest, including the Kate Chopin House and the final resting place of William S. Burroughs . The Atlas itself has been viewed over 100,000 times....
I've been spending quite a bit of time thinking about the myths and metaphors surrounding birds in an urban environment. Two references often come to mind right away - Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Bob Marley's 3 Little Birds. Obviously, they are quite different, but both have provided me with a great amount of food for thought. If you ever sit and watch birds on a telephone poll, it's quite fascinating,...
We've told you about the efforts to save the homes of great American writers like Mark Twain and Edith Wharton from financial ruin; now comes word of a more viscerally (and permanently) devastating blow to the Louisiana home of Kate Chopin , the author of The Awakening . Last week, that 199-year-old building, which also housed the Bayou Folk Museum , was totally destroyed by a fire . Though the historical...
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