David Chaplin3 days agoPaul Lynch Feared His Novel Would End His Career. It Won the Booker.verified_publisherThe New York Times - Alexandra Alter“Prophet Song” has earned comparisons to dystopian classics like “1984.” But Lynch downplays the book’s political message. This book, he says, was deeply personal. When Paul Lynch started writing his novel “Prophet Song,” he worried it might destroy his career. The story — an unsettling dystopian …
David Chaplin4 days agoFifty Years After The 'Bomb' That Exploded Lies Of Soviet Rule, Solzhenitsyn's Son Recalls Book's Impactrferl.org - Amos ChappleWhen the doorbell to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Moscow apartment rang on February 12, 1974, his wife, Natalia, cracked open the door to see who was …
David Chaplin5 days agoA Masterful Depiction of Male Crueltyverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Joanna BiggsFor decades, Claire Keegan has been exploring the shabby way the world treats women. Halfway through Small Things Like These, the Irish writer Claire Keegan’s Booker-shortlisted 2022 novel, something out of the ordinary happens. The coal merchant Bill Furlong discovers during a Christmas-week …
David ChaplinNov 29Top 10 Charles Bukowski Quotes to Ignite Your Passion for LifeA Smarter You with Blinkist - by The Blinkist TeamDiscover the profound wisdom and raw emotions of Charles Bukowski through his iconic poetry and famous quotes. Dive into the world of Bukowski books …
David ChaplinEnuma Elish: Discover the Babylonian Poem of Creationthecollector.com - Laszlo GarzulyHow did ancient Mesopotamians imagine the creation of the world? Or the creation of mankind? Since the decipherment of cuneiform writing roughly 150 …
David Chaplin'Metaforkirkegården' ('The Cemetery of Metaphors')verified_publisherAtlas ObscuraA small artistic "graveyard" where clichéd expressions have been buried. A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things by asserting …
