Like Roberto Bolaño’s 2666 or Faulkner’s greatest novels, Hurricane Season takes place in a world filled with mythology and violence-real violence, the kind that seeps into the soil, poisoning everything around: it’s a world that becomes more terrifying and more terrifyingly real the deeper you explore it. As the novel unfolds in a dazzling linguistic torrent, with each unreliable narrator lingering details, new acts of depravity or brutality, Melchor extracts some tiny shred of humanity from these characters that most would write off as utterly irredeemable, forming a lasting portrait of a damned Mexican village. And the discovery of her corpse-by a group of children playing near the irrigation canals-propels the whole village into an investigation of how and why this murder occurred. Fernanda Melchor was born in Veracruz, Mexico in 1982 and is widely recognized as one of the most exciting new voices of Mexican literature. New York Public Library Best Books of 2020Ĭhicago Public Library Best Book of 2020 Hurricane Season Fiction by Fernanda Melchor Hurricane Season Longlist, National Book Awards 2020 for Translated Literature. Winner of the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute’s Translation Prize Now in paperback, Fernanda Melchor’s Hurricane Season is “a bilious, profane, blood-spattered tempest of rage” ( The Wall Street Journal), that casts “a powerful spell” (NPR)
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There are plenty of stories and biographies about World Cup-winning footballers Bobby and Jack Charlton, but Wilson eschews the anecdotes of sporting success and sibling rivalry. A fine novel with much to say about race, class and power structures. That’s only the beginning of Ray’s travails as he comes into contact with a cast of bent cops, lowlifes and crime lords. In 1960s Harlem a seemingly upstanding furniture salesman (Ray, the son of a hoodlum) gets mixed up in a heist that goes badly wrong. Whitehead won Pulitzer prizes for his previous two books ( The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys) the remarkable atmosphere and period detail of Harlem Shuffle is equally impressive. Ruthis Morgan used to try to convince me that my walls should be painted some other color. Mama picked that color after I was born, and I’ve never wanted to change it. All the photographs and trophies and silly knickknacks that had blanketed the top and told my life story better than any words ever could were gone, packed in brown cardboard boxes and neatly stacked in the cellar.Įven my pretty pink walls were bare. And this morning that chest of drawers was looking sad. Maybe it’s stupid to think that a piece of furniture had feelings, but then again, I’m the same girl who kept my tattered old baby doll dressed in a sweater and knitted cap so she wouldn’t get cold sitting on the top shelf of my closet. I opened my eyes just as the sun started creeping through the window, and I stared at the white chest of drawers that had greeted me every morning since I could remember. “My bedroom looked very different the morning of my eighteenth birthday. I.Biographical Background Publication was widely anticipated and received huge reaction King George loved it, as did most of the aristocracy Why read it today? I.Biographical Background 1773 travels to France and is appalled by tide of “rationalism” sweeping the country Opposes the French Revolution Founder of modern conservatism One of, if not the, chief opponents of the Enlightenment I.Biographical Background Gets involved in Whig party politics Serves in British House of Commons from 1766 through 1780, then from 1780-1794 Supported American independence, easing laws against Catholics I.Biographical Background Edmund Burke (1729- 1797) Born in Dublin, educated at Trinity College Briefly attended law school, gave it up for literary career Published his first book when he was 27 Presentation on theme: "Edmund Burke Reflections on the Revolution in France."- Presentation transcript:Įdmund Burke Reflections on the Revolution in Franceīurke’s Reflections Biographical/Historical Background Ethics of the Community Priority of the Individual Conservatism Clifford has a mother, two brothers, and two sisters, all normal-sized dogs. His wife persuaded him that "Clifford" was better. Bridwell originally wanted to name the dog "Tiny". The character's name is based on the imaginary childhood friend of creator Norman Bridwell's wife, Norma Bridwell. His size is inconsistent: While he is often shown being about 25 feet (7.5 m) tall from paws to head, Clifford can appear far larger. Clifford: A 2-year-old male red dog whose appearance, disposition and behavior are based on a giant dog.Clifford is Scholastic's official mascot. It was first published in 1963 and was written by Norman Bridwell. It is about a giant red dog named Clifford. Clifford the Big Red Dog is an American children's book series. Amid a raging blizzard, the entire village of Bishop's Lacey gathers at Buckshaw to watch Wyvern perform, yet nobody is prepared for the evening's shocking conclusion: a body found, past midnight, strangled to death with a length of film. But she is soon distracted when a film crew arrives at Buckshaw, the de Luces' decaying English estate, to shoot a movie starring the famed Phyllis Wyvern. It's Christmastime, and the precocious Flavia de Luce - an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry and a penchant for crime-solving - is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick. BX0 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on a "The Flavia de Luce Series" label adhered on the front free endpaper in very good condition that has some bumped corners, lightly cocked, some scattered scartches and scraping on the cover, previous owner's names written on the "Happy Holidays" page, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Besides, she’s waiting for her Prince Charming, not the grumpy town sheriff with tattoos and a permanent frown on his face. Allie doesn’t want Fisher to take care of her, she can take care of herself. Fisher is fiercely protective of Allie and their unborn child and wants to do everything in his power to protect them. Allie and Fisher are such amazing characters and each of them have qualities and vulnerabilities that make them so relatable. I don’t know about you but I love a good surprise baby book. We already knew from the beginning that Allie is pregnant and Fisher is the daddy. President Lincoln was under enormous pressure and stress when he was delivering the Gettysburg Address. Seeking only to honor the dead and inspire the living, Lincoln ended up delivering one of the most powerful speeches in American-if not world-history. The first was to consecrate the land and give remembrance to the brave soldiers who fought and died at Gettysburg, and the second was to sway those attending into giving their “…last full measure of devotion-” to ensure a nation that would remain built upon the concepts of liberty and democracy. Being a masterful speaker, Lincoln utilized various rhetorical devices to make the Gettysburg Address accomplish two tasks in one. In an uncharacteristically short speech-at least for the 1860s-Lincoln was able to reaffirm the values our Founding Fathers had laid down in the Declaration of Independence as well as the Constitution, and painted a vision of a unified United States where freedom and democracy would be the rule for all citizens. Seven score and nine years ago, Abraham Lincoln, our sixteenth President of the United States of America, set off for Gettysburg in order to consecrate Gettysburg National Cemetery. I have always loved mythology and truly enjoyed this version of the story. What follows is the story of how Persephone transitions from self absorbed child to a caring and determined young woman and finally to a radiant queen. Hades offers her the choice to stay in the vale or become his queen, and Persephone makes her choice. When Hades appears to Persephone in the protected vale Demeter has created, Persephone finally has someone who treats her as an adult rather than a child. Tired of being treated like a child and ignored by her mother the goddess Demeter, Persephone silently rebels against her mother who refuses to acknowledge that her daughter is no longer a child, but a young woman. What sets Whiteman’s Persephone apart is that everything that happens to her is by her own choice. Whiteman’s Persephone however, is not the damsel in distress that you often find in the traditional myth. In this stunning debut, Whiteman elaborates on the myth often called The Rape of Persephone. We have read that the panegyrics pronounced by Arulenus Rusticus on Pætus Thrasea, and by Herennius Senecio on Priscus Helvidius, were made capital crimes, that not only their persons but their very books were objects of rage, and that the triumvirs were commissioned to burn in the forum those works of splendid genius. Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb. The following is an adaptation from Complete Works of Tacitus. In this volume (as in his work on the Germanic nations), Tacitus contrasts the natural freedoms and love of liberty of the native Britons to the greed, brutality, and insatiable acquisitiveness of the empire. Tacitus himself never went to Britain some, at least, of his information was based on what Agricola told him. 98) of his father-in-law, the Roman general Gnaeus Julius Agricola (AD 40 – 93) who led the Roman army into Britain. The text Agricola is Tacitus’ biographical history (written AD c. One of primary concerns of Tacitus in his various written works (including histories of the Roman Empire) was the growing power of the Emperor, the corruption of the élite and the concessions of the Senate in the expansion of the empire. Tacitus (c.55 CE – c.120 CE) was a Roman historian and senator who may have spent his early years in northeastern Gaul. |